Subscribe >
Help
Member Login
Username Password (Forgot?)
Family Tree
Look up another surname
The watford Surname

watford Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from the much smaller place in Northamptonshire, both named with Old English wað ‘hunt’ + ford ‘ford’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

14–Day Free Trial

Download the Getting Started guide
It's FREE with registration!

watford Family Facts

Distribution of watford Families in the US in 1920
Number of watford families
 37-72
 13-36		 1-12
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view watford census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for watford records.
  • You can see how watford families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com.au’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search watford census records.

Search for watford records

Hide AdvancedShow AdvancedClear Form

Search

Name

Birth

e.g. 16 Jan 1923
+/-
e.g. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

e.g. 16 Jan 1923
+/-
e.g. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Give priority to    

Only records from Australia and the UK

More resources for your watford family history

Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?

A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.

Begin your family tree with your name:

Learn more about family trees.

Member Connections

More Tools and Resources