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HARFORD

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There are approximately 2,118 people named Harford in the UK. That makes it the 4,297th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 34 are named Harford.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Harford surname in historical dictionaries

HARFORD. The town and county of Hertford are vulgarly so pronounced, but there is a parish of Harford in Devonshire with which however the family do not appear to have been connected. According to Burke, "the citnalnda gentisviPi& Bosbury, CO. Hereford, in the church of which parish there are several ancient monuments of the family." B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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