About Wolford
The surname Wolford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wulf" meaning "wolf" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wolford can be interpreted as "the wolf's ford" or "the crossing of the wolf." It is likely that the name originally referred to a location near a river where wolves were known to cross, or it could have been a descriptive name given to someone who lived near such a crossing.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wolford 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 Wolford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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