Given name
Milferd
“from the mill's ford”
Milferd is a variant of Milford. One English interpretation is “from the mill's ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Milferd is a variant of Milford. One English interpretation is “from the mill's ford.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Milferd is a variant of Milford. An origin associated with Milford is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Milferd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 104 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1920.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Milferd’s family of names
Milferd has a related form in Milford.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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