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 921
Coal Miner 153
Agricultural Labourer 78
General Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 60
Dress Maker 54
Living On Own Means 53
Labourer 40
General Servant 37
Farmer 33
Laundress 33
Living On Her Own Means 31
General Servant Domestic 30
Farm Servant 29
Farm Labourer 24
Blacksmith 21
Gardener 20
Clerk 19
Tailoress 19
Carpenter 19
Butcher 17
Joiner 17
House Keeper 16
Frame Work Knitter 15
Carter 14

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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