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danforth Name Meaning and History

English: probably a habitational name, perhaps from Darnford in Suffolk, Great Durnford in Wiltshire, or Dernford Farm in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, all named from Old English dierne ‘hidden’ + ford ‘ford’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of danforth Families in the US in 1920
Number of danforth families
 96-190
 33-95		 1-32
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