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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ALFORD,
ALFORTH.
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From A
Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A.
Bardsley, 1901, and,
An Etymological Dictionary of Family
and Christian Names, by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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ALFORD, ALFORTH.
Bardsley has: a local name meaning "of Alford." Parishes
in cos. Linc. and Somerset, and no doubt smaller spots in various counties, as
meaning "the old ford." For the form Alforth, v. Forth. Arthur
has: (Saxon) From Alford, a town in Lincolnshire, England, signifying the old
ford or way, from ald, old, and ford, a ford, way, or pass.
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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