Montford

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Recorded as Maneford in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general, communal”) + ford (“ford”). The surname could also be a variant of Mundford.

Proper noun

Montford (countable and uncountable, plural Montfords)

  1. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4114). [1]
  2. A historic district and neighbourhood in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Montford is the 20709th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1277 individuals. Montford is most common among Black/African American (57.09%) and White (37.43%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)
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