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.
The surname Barford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
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.
Here's how to represent Barford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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.