About Danforth
The surname Danforth is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "denu" meaning "valley" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Danforth is "one who lives by the valley ford" or "one who dwells near the shallow crossing of a river or stream."
The surname Danforth is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Danforth 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 Danforth is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Danforth in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Danforth using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.