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Gafford Name Meaning
English: probably a variant of Gifford.Probably a respelling of German
Gaffert, a habitational name from Gaffert near Köslin,
Brandenburg, or from a personal name formed with Middle High German
gate ‘fellow’, ‘companion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Gafford Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gafford families
 56 - 109  19 - 55 |
 1 - 18  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gafford families
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10 - 18 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gafford Family Origin
Gafford Immigration Information
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Gafford Family Occupations
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