Given name & surname
Willford
“from the willow ford”
Willford is a variant of Wilford. One English interpretation is “from the willow ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Willford is a variant of Wilford. One English interpretation is “from the willow ford.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Willford is a variant of Wilford. An origin associated with Wilford is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Willford through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 146
- 146 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 11 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 1948. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 784 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.
Willford’s family of names
Willford has a related form in Wilford.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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