Langford

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”).
• The village in Nottinghamshire derives from the Old English personal name Landa + ford.

Proper noun

Langford (countable and uncountable, plural Langfords)

1. The name of five villages in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).
   2. A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL838089).
   3. A hamlet in Ickburgh parish, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8396).
   4. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8258).
   5. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2402).
2. A city in British Columbia, Canada.
3. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
   2. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
   3. A hamlet in Erie County, New York.
   4. A town in Marshall County, South Dakota.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Hanging Langford
• Langford Budville
• Langford's basilisk
• Lower Langford
• Steeple Langford

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langford is the 1870^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19208 individuals. Langford is most common among White (78.88%) and Black (16.03%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.