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TELFORD

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There are approximately 5,469 people named Telford in the UK. That makes it the 1,910th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 87 are named Telford.

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 Telford surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Local) The narrow or straightened pass or way, from the Welsh tel, tight, and ford, a way. Anglo-Saxon, Tillford, at the ford or shallow place in a river. "At-ill-ford," corrupted to Tilford.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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