Radford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Radford Name Meaning: Derived from the Anglo Saxon words 'Read' meaning red and 'ford' meaning ford. May have also originated from the Anglo-Saxon 'ridan' meaning ride.

A locational name given to someone from a place of the same name or similar. A name which was usually given to a ford near dark/red soil such as Radford in Devon.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Radford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Radford family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 797
Agricultural Labourer 107
Labourer 78
Coal Miner 51
Domestic Servant 45
General Servant 44
Dress Maker 42
Servant 37
Frame Work Knitter 33
Blacksmith 28
Laundress 28
Annuitant 26
Milliner 23
House Keeper 19
Butcher 18
Seamstress 18
Farm Labourer 15
Farm Servant 15
Wife Of Above 14
Miner 14
Carpenter 14
Silk Weaver 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Joiner 12
Farm Servant Indoor 12

Radford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Radford 100% 41,466
2 Redford 86% 14,737
3 Rodford 86% 1,486
4 Rudford 86% 256
5 Ridford 86% 113

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The surname Radford is the most popular version of all its varients

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