Given name & surname
Rexford
“from the king's ford”
Rexford is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the king's ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the king's ford.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rexford through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,648
- 2,648 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,673 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,673 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,326 as a first name in 2020; 1,359 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rexford’s family of names
Rexford has a related form in Rexferde. Rexford has a related form in Rexforde. Rexford has a related form in Rexfurde.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rexford
- Rexford TugwellAmerican economist, academic, and former governor of Puerto Rico (1891–1979)
- Rex CherrymanAmerican actor (1896-1928)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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