Walford Forename

275,336th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Walford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: The good ford.

Walford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-4601:6,268888
United States
100%
1651:2,197,19435,540
Nigeria
100%
441:4,035,55464,774
Wales
100%
361:85,9532,290
England
100%
361:1,544,52621,746
Panama
100%
161:244,1608,726
Costa Rica
100%
151:317,8635,868
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
121:9,2981,351
Saint Kitts and Nevis-91:6,0961,002
Philippines
100%
91:11,778,831158,973
Guyana-91:84,8076,788
Solomon Islands-81:72,6204,185
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
United States Virgin Islands-61:18,2911,938
Trinidad and Tobago-61:226,90311,844
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Nicaragua
100%
51:1,203,66714,616
Papua New Guinea
100%
41:2,038,078115,092
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Barbados-11:289,7893,893

Walford (6,870) may also be a surname.

Walford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: The good ford.

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

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