Swinford

English

Etymology

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Swinford (countable and uncountable, plural Swinfords)

1. A town in County Mayo, Ireland.
2. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5679).
3. A hamlet in Cumnor parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4408).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swinford is the 10176^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3170 individuals. Swinford is most common among White (94.54%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Winfords, Winsford