The cornforth Surname
cornforth Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Cornforth in County Durham, named
with Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron,
cran ‘crane’ (see Crane) + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| William Cornforth |
 hanaghan
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| History of Cornforths | Lorraine | 7 |
| James Cornforth or anyone who knows one?? | Beatrice | 19 |
| Cornforth Family |
slhill32
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| COVINGTON Tom Albert and Margaret CORNFORTH |
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| LUCY CORNFORTH |
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| John Cornforth, Wingate |
bran8464
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| Asa Cornforth, b. 1830, Waterville, ME > 1862 CA > 1864 MT -- Biography |
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| OBIT-Margaret F. CORNFORTH |
Janetlrk
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| Mattie May Cornforth in Dearborn County, Indiana | Kelly Hastings O'Leary | 1 |
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