Fun Facts About the Name Halford
- 134 babies named Halford: U.S. records list 134 babies given the name Halford from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Halford Mean?
Halford is an English habitational name meaning "ford in a nook or corner." It comes from Old English halh, "nook, corner, hollow, secluded place," and ford, "ford," a river crossing. The name belongs to places in England, especially Halford in Shropshire and Halford in Warwickshire, and was later used as a surname and then a given name.
Some place-name explanations treat the first element of one or more of these places as Old English healf, "half," giving the sense "half ford." That could describe a ford that was passable only part of the time or a crossing held or used in half shares. Because the surviving place-name evidence is not consistent for every Halford, the exact first element and sense in each place remain uncertain.
Halford Name History & Origins
Halford began as an English place name and then became a hereditary surname. Families who lived at or came from a place called Halford were identified by that place name, a common pattern in medieval England. The surname is associated chiefly with the villages of Halford in Shropshire and Halford in Warwickshire, both old settlements whose names contain the common English place-name element -ford.
As a given name, Halford is a transferred use of the surname. It is uncommon as a first name. A notable bearer was Halford Mackinder (1861 - 1947), the English geographer and politician, whose full name shows the name in use as a masculine given name in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
How Popular is the Name Halford?
Halford 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 1921. Its best rank was #1,937 in 1921.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | #3,755 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,955 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,468 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,911 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,513 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #2,726 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,359 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,735 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,742 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,118 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,839 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #3,536 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,764 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,474 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,120 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #3,991 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #1,937 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1920 | #2,661 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #3,911 | 6 | 0.0006% |
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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