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
Living On Own Means 90
General Labourer 65
Coal Miner Hewer 53
Scholar 51
Dress Maker 46
General Servant Domestic 42
Farmer 38
Coal Miner C Hewer 35
Domestic Servant 32
Cook Domestic 31
House Maid Domestic 28
Laundress Wash 25
Agricultural Labourer 25
School 23
Butcher 22
Carpenter 22
Tailoress 22
Coal Hewer 21
Blacksmith 20
Dressmaker 17
Servant Domestic 16
Charwoman 15
Housemaid Domestic 15
Dock Labourer 15
Lace Mender 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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