Astleford

Astleford Meaning & Origin

About Astleford
The surname Astleford is of English origin and is derived from a combination of two elements. The first part, "Astle," is believed to be a variant of the Old Norse personal name "Ásleifr," which means "god's descendant" or "god's heir." The second part, "ford," refers to a shallow place in a river or stream where it can be crossed. Therefore, the surname Astleford can be interpreted to mean "the descendant or heir of Ásleifr who lived near a ford."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Astleford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Astleford: 279
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 70,208
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Astleford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASTLFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A23401063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE1 S T AH0 L F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/astleford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTLFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A234

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Astleford in Braille

Here's how to represent Astleford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Astleford in braille

How to sign the name Astleford using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Astleford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Astleford in sign language

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