Wallingsford

Wallingsford Meaning & Origin

About Wallingsford
The surname Wallingsford is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It is believed to originate from the combination of the Old English words "w(e)all" meaning "wall" and "ing" meaning "people" or "tribe," and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river that can be crossed." Therefore, the surname Wallingsford likely refers to someone who lived near or was associated with a wall or a tribe near a ford in medieval England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Wallingsford: 236
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wallingsford 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
ALNKSFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W040521063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 L IH0 F S N AO0 R G Z
🌐 IPA
/wallingsford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALNKSFRT', 'FLNKSFRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wallingsford in Braille

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

The name Wallingsford in braille

How to sign the name Wallingsford using Sign Language

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

The name Wallingsford in sign language

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