indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location & from given name)
Usage English, American (South)
Other Forms FormsBuford
Meaning & History
Possibly an English habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. The name occurs in records of the 19th century but is now very rare if not extinct in the British Isles. In the U.S. it is found chiefly in TX and TN.