Radford

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From Old English rēad (“red”) + ford (“ford”).

Radford (countable and uncountable, plural Radfords)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. An inner city area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5540).
   2. A hamlet in Enstone parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4023).
   3. A hamlet mostly in Timsbury parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6757).
   4. A suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3280).
   5. A hamlet in Rous Lench parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0055).
2. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, named after the Radford family.
   2. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois.
   3. An independent city in Virginia.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Radford is the 2785^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12956 individuals. Radford is most common among White (78.2%) and Black/African American (16.84%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Radford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.