Burford

English

Etymology

From Old English Beorgford, equivalent to beorg (“mountain”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Burford (countable and uncountable, plural Burfords)

  1. A surname.
  2. A place in England:
    1. A hamlet in Burland and Acton parish and Stoke and Hurleston parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6253).
    2. A hamlet in Clovelly parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3022).
    3. A town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2512). [1]
    4. A small village and civil parish in south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5868). [2]
    5. A hamlet in Pilton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5941).
  3. A rural community in Brant County, Ontario, Canada.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Burford is the 6861st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4905 individuals. Burford is most common among White (78.35%) and Black/African American (16.09%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Oxfordshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)
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