The cardiff Surname
cardiff Name Meaning and History
Welsh: habitational name from the Welsh city Cardiff in Glamorgan,
named with Welsh caer ‘fort’ + the genitive singular of the
river name Taf, from Welsh taf ‘water’, ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 27 - Messages: 116
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Photos of Lee CARDIFF, Vici, Oklahoma, USA | Anita RADAKOVICH | 2 |
| CARDIFF - Richard and Catherine |
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| David Cardiff |
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| 0 |
| William Cardiff b.3/13/1792d.4/27/1883 |
GaryCardiff
| 10 |
| William Finch Cardiff and parents |
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| 12 |
| Cardiff or Ardiff? | Linda | 1 |
| Catherine "Kate" Elliott Cardiff | Monica Archer Hollis | 0 |
| Thomas Cardiff | Arlene Cardiff | 1 |
| CARDIFF, BRIDGET/JOHN CULLEN | Maureen Higgins | 0 |
| Thomas Cardiff b: ca 1580 in Sussex, England | Corbet Cochran Jr. | 0 |
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