About Kingsford
The surname Kingsford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "cyning" meaning "king" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it is possible to cross." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kingsford can be interpreted as "the ford or crossing place of the king." It is likely that the name originally referred to a location where a king or a person of high status would cross a river, or it could have been a topographic name for someone who lived near such a crossing.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kingsford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Kingsford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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