Winford

Winford Meaning & Origin

About Winford
The surname Winford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wine" combined with the word "ford," meaning a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Winford can be interpreted as "Wine's ford" or "the ford belonging to Wine." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who lived near or was associated with a particular ford.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Winford: 1,311
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 20,285
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.44

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Winford 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
ANFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W051063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 N F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɪnfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANFRT', 'FNFRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W516

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Winford in Braille

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

The name Winford in braille

How to sign the name Winford using Sign Language

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

The name Winford in sign language

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