Pulford

English

Etymology

From Old English pōl (“pool, pond”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Pulford (countable and uncountable, plural Pulfords)

1. A village in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ3758).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pulford is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Pulford is most common among White (93.29%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• dropful