Alford

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Allford, Alvord

Etymology

From the Old English female given name Ealdgȳþ + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Alford (countable and uncountable, plural Alfords)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A town in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England.
   2. A village and civil parish (served by Cary Moor parish council) in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6032).
   3. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5716).
   4. A town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana, United States.
   6. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Alford plea

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alford is the 1140^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30771 individuals. Alford is most common among White (63.95%) and Black/African American (30.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 23.