Gilford Forename

152,404th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,375 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Gilford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] big ford.

Gilford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
9081:399,27011,361
Papua New Guinea
99%
 
3251:25,0842,487
Zimbabwe
100%
2061:74,8735,843
Malawi
100%
1901:90,0655,143
South Africa
100%
1651:330,50118,124
Jamaica-1291:22,3511,769
Philippines
99%
 
1011:1,049,59928,205
Kenya
100%
991:467,74913,376
Zambia-731:217,1897,302
Cameroon-471:459,79815,245
Belize
100%
201:17,7152,114
England
100%
191:2,926,47032,508
Canada-151:2,208,89131,635
Guyana
100%
141:54,5194,997
Tanzania
100%
101:5,278,83228,402
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
91:12,3981,723
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
Costa Rica
100%
31:1,589,31614,648
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Malaysia-21:15,224,970260,513
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335

Gilford (2,578) may also be a surname.

Gilford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] big ford.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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