Telford Forename

266,626th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Telford Forename Definition:

A Anglo-saxon name, meaning: [Dweller by the] good ford.

Telford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
3591:1,009,85221,120
South Africa
100%
2301:237,09814,484
Jamaica-951:30,3502,083
England
97%
 
391:1,425,71620,674
Canada-361:920,37119,051
Guyana
100%
351:21,8072,607
Zimbabwe
100%
251:616,95325,845
Belize
100%
231:15,4051,953
Scotland
100%
91:594,4857,010
Nigeria
100%
81:22,195,545185,172
Australia-71:1,951,08917,897
Nicaragua
100%
71:859,76211,907
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Dominica-51:15,094483
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
France-21:33,235,17058,100
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450

Telford (15,822) may also be a surname.

Telford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Anglo-saxon name, meaning: [Dweller by the] good ford.

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

Telford Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thelford9322/
Tellford937/
Telfor9222/
Tlford921/
Tilford86526/
Telfort86112/
Tylford861/
Telfard861/
Thelfor861/
Tillford809/
Thilford802/
Tellferd801/
Telforth801/
Tilfourd801/
Telfrido801/
Telfar775/
Tilfor774/
Telphor716/
Tilferd715/
Telfert714/
Tilfore712/
Tilfort711/
Telfare711/
Tillfor711/
Tilfourte631/
Telphar571/
Tilfert571/
Tilfare571/

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