Dunford Family History

Dunford Surname Meaning

English:: habitational name from Dunford Bridge in Thurlstone (Yorkshire) so called from the river Don (a British name possibly meaning ‘river’) + Old English ford ‘ford’ or from Dunford House in Methley (Yorkshire) named in Old English as ‘Dunn's ford’ (see Dunn).

Variant of Durnford a habitational name from Durnford in Wiltshire arising from Old English dierne + ford ‘hidden ford’.

Alternatively, the name may perhaps arise from Dunford alias Durnford in Addlestone (Surrey).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dunsford, Munford, Lunsford, Winford, Fulford, Binford, Duford, Huxford, Linford, Hanford

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Where is the Dunford family from?

You can see how Dunford families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dunford family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dunford families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 127 Dunford families living in Ontario. This was about 78% of all the recorded Dunford's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Dunford families in 1911.

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What did your Dunford ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Dunford. 66% of Dunford men worked as a Farmer and 75% of Dunford women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dunford were Mechanic and Wife.

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Farmer

66%

Labourer

Laborer

Mechanic

Housekeeper

75%

Wife

25%

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Passenger List

There are 4K immigration records available for the last name Dunford. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5K military records available for the last name Dunford. For the veterans among your Dunford ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dunford lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Dunford life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Dunford in 1949 was 64, and 77 in 2004.

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Dunford Surname Meaning

Variant of Durnford a habitational name from Durnford in Wiltshire arising from Old English dierne + ford ‘hidden ford’.

Alternatively, the name may perhaps arise from Dunford alias Durnford in Addlestone (Surrey).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Dunford family from?

What did your Dunford ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

66%

Labourer

Laborer

Mechanic

Housekeeper

75%

Wife

25%

What Dunford family records will you find?

What is the average Dunford lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Dunford life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Dunford in 1949 was 64, and 77 in 2004.

Dunford Family History

Dunford Surname Meaning

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247,000 record(s) for Dunford

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Military Records

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