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Mitford “middle”
Mitford is a surname from Old English.
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Popularity score No recent data Boys and girls Almost always boys
100% boysBased on U.S. population records 0% girls
People named Mitford in the U.S. Very rare Fewer than about 30 people. Estimated from birth records for children and population records for adults.
Interest on PerfectNameFinder Not yet scored Not enough visits yet to score. Every read and save counts toward it. Meaning & origin How it developed From Old English midd (“middle”), from Old English ġemȳþe (“a stream junction”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0 )
Mitford’s family of names In English usage, Mitford as a surname has a related form in Medford. In English usage, Mitford as a surname has a related form in Medford. In English usage, Mitford as a surname has a related form in Madford.
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Nicknames & forms 5 Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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About this profile. Meanings and origins are drawn from historical dictionaries and reference works, including Wiktionary; where interpretations differ, we say so. Popularity comes from U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880–2025. Famous namesakes come from Wikidata. Related names are linked through documented relationships; likely links are labeled as such.