Heryford

Heryford Meaning & Origin

About Heryford
The surname Heryford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Eoforheard," which means "brave as a wild boar." The name was later combined with the Old English word "ford," meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed," to create the surname Heryford. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Heryford can be interpreted as "brave as a wild boar at the ford."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Heryford: 184
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 98,553
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heryford 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
HRFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0601063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 R F AO2 R D
🌐 IPA
/heryford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heryford in Braille

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

The name Heryford in braille

How to sign the name Heryford using Sign Language

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

The name Heryford in sign language

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