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
School 825
Coal Miner Hewer 81
Private Means 64
General Labourer 53
General Servant (domestic) 47
Farm Labourer 46
Farmer 42
Labourer 39
At School 38
Dressmaker 38
Domestic Servant 31
Clerk 27
None 27
Assisting In The Business 27
At Home 27
Coal Miner (hewer) 26
Scholar 23
House Painter 23
Charwoman 22
Domestic 21
Home 20
House Keeper 19
Assisting In Business 18
Blacksmith 18
Cook (domestic) 18

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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