The hartford Surname

hartford Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from Hertford, or from either of two places called Hartford, in Cheshire and Cumbria; all are named with Old English heorot ‘hart’ + ford ‘ford’.

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The hartford name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the hartford family name as far back in history as possible.

hartford Family Facts

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Distribution of hartford Families in the US in 1920

Number of hartford families

48-94

17-47

1-16

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Looking for info on Hartfords-	starbuck1969	6
Huntington Hartford II, 97; A & P heir spent his fortune on the arts	KENNELLYMARKA	0
Hartford family of Maine ( Penobscot County) abt 1800	hassyformat	5
Hiram Hartford	William Hartford	2
True and Hartford marraige	evongohren	1
Hartford family of Maine ( Penobscot County) abt 1800	hassyformat	0
HARTFORD & VARNEY	Ginnie_Davis	0
David Hartford 1820-1888	suehrt07	0
Mary HARTFORD : Ireland > NYC	genealsue1	0
Hiram Hartford	William Hartford	12

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