Langford

Langford Meaning & Origin

About Langford
The surname Langford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "lang," meaning long, and "ford," meaning a shallow river crossing. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Langford is "long ford" or "long river crossing." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked at a long ford or river crossing.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Langford: 19,208
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1870
  • Frequency per 100k people: 6.51

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Langford 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
LNKFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0521063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 NG F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈlæŋfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNKFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Langford in Braille

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

The name Langford in braille

How to sign the name Langford using Sign Language

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

The name Langford in sign language

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