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 1,156
Agricultural Labourer 113
Coal Miner 103
Labourer 62
General Labourer 54
Domestic Servant 51
General Servant 45
Dress Maker 44
Laundress 42
Farm Labourer 32
Annuitant 26
House Keeper 23
Carpenter 22
Butcher 21
Farmers Son 19
General Servant Domestic 19
Farm Servant Indoor 15
Lace Mender 15
Charwoman 14
No Occupation 14
Servant 14
General Domestic Servant 13
Milliner 13
Tailor 13
Joiner 13

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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