Hansford

Hansford Meaning & Origin

About Hansford
The surname Hansford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hann", meaning "John", and the word "ford", meaning "a ford". Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hansford can be interpreted as "John's ford" or "the ford belonging to John". It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a ford that was owned or used by a person named John.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hansford: 3,149
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 10,234
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hansford 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
HNSFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0521063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 N S F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈhænsfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNSFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hansford in Braille

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

The name Hansford in braille

How to sign the name Hansford using Sign Language

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

The name Hansford in sign language

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