Offord

English

Etymology

From Old English uppe (“up”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Offord (countable and uncountable, plural Offords)

1. The Offords, the twin villages of Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy in Huntingdonshire, England.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Offord Cluny
• Offord D'Arcy

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Offord is the 22069^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1174 individuals. Offord is most common among Black/African American (62.95%) and White (30.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Offord”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.