Milford Forename

74,735th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,411 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Milford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Dweller at the mill by the ford (Millard) (Teutonic) The steady grist mill.

Milford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
5,8821:61,6353,224
Jamaica-2881:10,0111,144
South Africa
99%
 
2721:200,48812,917
Zimbabwe
98%
 
1901:81,1786,214
Malawi
83%
 
1691:101,2565,457
Canada
100%
1301:254,8728,778
Northern Ireland-1001:18,431954
Philippines
99%
 
801:1,325,11833,144
England
98%
 
531:1,049,11217,146
Zambia-401:396,37010,173
Papua New Guinea
100%
371:220,33318,590
India
100%
221:55,221,726913,424
Guyana
100%
201:38,1633,889
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
161:85,0896,268
Nigeria
100%
141:12,683,169134,057
Liberia
100%
91:490,22913,253
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
81:13,9481,861
Panama-71:558,08014,722
Peru
100%
61:5,298,57637,737
Chile
100%
51:3,521,44219,163
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Solomon Islands-41:145,2396,287
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Marshall Islands-11:51,2305,014
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152

Milford (7,818) may also be a surname.

Milford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Dweller at the mill by the ford (Millard) (Teutonic) The steady grist mill.

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

Milford Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Millford9330/
Milfor9229/
Millfford882/
Melford863,453/
Milfort86532/
Milferd8681/
Milfurd862/
Mylford861/
Milfard861/
Milfore861/
Millfor861/
Mellford805/
Mulforde802/
Melfford801/
Maelford801/
Melfordd801/
Melfor7748/
Milfar774/
Melfort7160/
Melferd7110/
Melfard717/
Milphor712/
Melfour711/
Mllferd711/
Milfert711/
Malfrado671/
Melphord671/
Mwelfrid671/
Melforte671/
Melffort671/
Milphard671/
Millfahrt631/
Melfar626/
Melphor572/
Melfert572/
Milphar571/

Milford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Milford in the Russian language
Милфордmilford-

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