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Harford Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places called Harford, in Gloucestershire and Devon. The former is named from Old English heorot ‘hart’ + ford ‘ford’, the latter has as its first element Old English here ‘army’. In some cases it may be an altered form of Hereford. Irish: mainly of English origin, an Anglo-Norman habitational name for someone from Hereford.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Hartford, Hayford, Hanford, Halford, Radford, Walford, Warford

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Harford Family Origin

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Harford Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    31%

  • Keeping House

    9%

  • Laborer

    6%

  • Carpenter

    6%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Harford family was Carpenter. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Harford. The most common Harford occupation in the USA was Farmer. 31% of Harford's were Farmers.

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Harford Life Expectancy

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