Gifford

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”).
• From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.

Proper noun

Gifford (countable and uncountable, plural Giffords)

1. A surname.
2. A common placename in the United States, from the surname:
   1. A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.
   2. An unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
   3. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa.
   6. A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.
   7. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
   8. A town in Hampton County, South Carolina.
   9. An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
3. A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
4. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368).

Derived terms

• Aveton Gifford
• Bowers Gifford
• Broughton Gifford
• Crowmarsh Gifford
• Fonthill Gifford
• Stoke Gifford

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gifford is the 1834^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19514 individuals. Gifford is most common among White (92.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gifford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 41.

Anagrams

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