Hosford

Hosford Meaning & Origin

About Hosford
The surname Hosford is of English origin and is derived from a locational name referring to someone who lived near a ford (a shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed on foot) in a place called Horsford. The name is composed of the Old English elements "hors," meaning horse, and "ford," meaning ford. Therefore, the surname Hosford can be interpreted to mean "dweller by the horse ford."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hosford: 2,210
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13700
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.75

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hosford 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
HSFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H021063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 S F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɑsfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HSFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H216

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hosford in Braille

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

The name Hosford in braille

How to sign the name Hosford using Sign Language

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

The name Hosford in sign language

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