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buford Name Meaning and History

  1. English: most probably a variant of Beaufort.
  2. Possibly an Anglicized spelling of French Buffard, which is from Old French bouffard, a term which meant ‘puffing and blowing’, hence an unflattering nickname for an irascible or self-important man.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of buford Families in the US in 1920
Number of buford families
 109-215
 37-108		 1-36
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Threads: 151 - Messages: 530
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BUFORD Edna 1900 1981 loving wife and mom - faithful witness of Jehovah t42FlowerM_DenCoTX 0
Norfolk, Nebraska - ralph S. Finley broyles818 0
BUFORD Bertha t42FlowerM_DenCoTX 0
Simeon Buford Of Coffee county AL. 1860 and before that. texasfan71 4
Buford, Nebraska picture broyles818 0
The BUFORD Family SunShin714 2
MAJOR WILLIAM BUFORD jtruman77586 1
Martin Buford thread melvinbuford75 0
Richard Beauford - England peggythomas40 2
Arthur Buford Wanice Buford-Wells 54
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