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Watford Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from
the much smaller place in Northamptonshire, both named with Old
English wað ‘hunt’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Watford Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Watford families
 37 - 72  13 - 36 |
 1 - 12  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Watford families
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57 - 112 20 - 56 |
1 - 19 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Watford Family Origin
Watford Immigration Information
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Watford Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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