Submitted Surname Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
8/31/2017, 3:04 PM Sofia 17947 merge 2 names
8/25/2017, 8:00 AM Nifty_Name_Nerd 270107 initial state of 270107
5/2/2015, 5:37 PM Frollein Gladys 17947 move from given name to surname
12/27/2007, 11:16 PM moomaster 17947 initial state of 17947

Name Alford
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English, Scottish
Pronounced Pron. AL-fərd
Other Forms FormsAlvord
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Habitation name found in Lincolnshire, Surrey and Somerset, England and Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name can be derived by combining the Old English female personal name Ealdg- and -ford meaning "water crossing" or can mean "from the alder tree ford".
Added 12/27/2007 by moomaster