The guilford Surname
guilford Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Guildford in Surrey, which is
probably named with Old English gylde ‘golden’ (perhaps used
here to denote a sandy hill) + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| GUILFORD Cynthia A and Morgan B |
 t42RoseHill
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| Anything at all | Johnna Guilford | 4 |
| Kathleen Guilford Brady |
marciaillig62
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| Albert W. Guilford obit 1968 | Patty | 2 |
| John and Isaac Guilford > GA |
Helenb47
| 1 |
| Conrad and Margaret Guilford or Gilford | Sandy Thurbon | 4 |
| Conrad/Margurite Guilford |
MMGG415
| 1 |
| Timothy Guilford 10 Sep 1749 |
RichDeWick
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| "Bill" Guilford | Sharon Guilford | 11 |
| guilfords of Abbeville, Alabama |
reddddd
| 1 |
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