Fun Facts About the Name Byford
- 109 babies named Byford: U.S. records list 109 babies given the name Byford from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Byford Mean?
Byford is an English habitational name meaning "the ford at the bend," from Old English byge, "a bend or curve," and ford, "a shallow crossing place." It described a person who lived near a river crossing at a bend in the watercourse. A second explanation takes the first element from Old Norse býr, "farm" or "settlement," which would give "the ford by the settlement" - a derivation that better suits place names in the Danelaw, the regions of England under Scandinavian settlement. Because the two elements are difficult to tell apart in a given place name, the "bend" reading is the one more often cited.
Byford Name History & Origins
Byford began as a place name and only later became a surname. The best-known instance is the village of Byford in Herefordshire, in the Wye valley west of Hereford, where the name would have referred to a crossing of the river. English surnames of this habitational type became fixed and inherited as people moved between communities and a byname taken from a home village turned into a family name.
From the surname, Byford has occasionally been used as a given name in the English-speaking world. It stays uncommon as a first name and is far more familiar as a family name.
How Popular is the Name Byford?
Byford has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1915. Its best rank was #2,326 in 1915.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #3,610 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1937 | #3,596 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,192 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,719 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,849 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #3,834 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,645 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,234 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,435 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,798 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,936 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,919 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,930 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,240 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,264 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #3,221 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #2,326 | 11 | 0.0013% |
| 1914 | #2,967 | 6 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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