Barford

Barford Meaning & Origin

About Barford
The surname Barford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bere" meaning barley and "ford" meaning a shallow river crossing. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Barford is "the ford where barley is grown or harvested." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who lived near or worked at such a ford.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Barford: 245
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 78,040
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

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

Ranking information for the surname Barford is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B061063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 R F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/barford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Barford in Braille

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

The name Barford in braille

How to sign the name Barford using Sign Language

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

The name Barford in sign language

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