Cornforth
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a metathesized form of Old English cran (“crane”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
[edit]Cornforth (countable and uncountable, plural Cornforths)
- A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cornforth is the 38484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Cornforth is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cornforth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 369.