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radford Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read ‘red’ + ford ‘ford’, but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan ‘to ride’, with the meaning ‘ford that can be crossed on horseback’.

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radford Family Facts

Distribution of radford Families in the US in 1920
Number of radford families
 65-128
 22-64		 1-21
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RADFORD Lena V BUCKMASTER 1915 1946 t42Taylors_ComancheCoTX 0
RADFORD J C 1907 1984 t42Taylors_ComancheCoTX 0
RADFORD Delsie J 1904 1985 t42Taylors_ComancheCoTX 0
William Radford b 1647, Margaret Flower b 1651 married 1672 berylrenton_1 0
Looking For Info on Harry Radford moses77 0
Connor M. Radford Ischell Laxton 33
John Radford/Richard Radford - Buncombe Co. & Yancey Co., NC number9coal 3
John Craig Radford married Sarah Davis airbrushartist 7
Angela Radford maryabernathymeyer 0
Willie James Radford - Help Needed amandajensen1980 1
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