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Halford

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Pronounced HAL-ferd /ˈhælfərd/Medium

Meaning: Halford is an English surname and place name used as a given name. It comes from Old English elements meaning a 'ford,' a river crossing, by a 'hall' or by a 'halh,' a nook or corner of land. So it reads as 'the ford by the hall' or 'the crossing at the nook,' a name rooted in the old English landscape.Low

In 30 seconds: Halford is an English surname and place name, 'ford by the hall or nook.' A vintage given name, it peaked around 1921 (said HAL-ferd).
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MeaningHalford is an English surname and place name used as a given name. It comes from Old English elements meaning a 'ford,' a river crossing, by a 'hall' or by a 'halh,' a nook or corner of land. So it reads as 'the ford by the hall' or 'the crossing at the nook,' a name rooted in the old English landscape.
U.S. rank (1959)#3755 ↗ Rising
1959 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1921
Total births (all-time)≈ 134

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192119191959

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Halford is an English place name and surname pressed into service as a given name. Its parts are Old English: a 'ford,' or river crossing, joined to either 'hall' or 'halh,' a nook or sheltered corner of land. Several English villages bear the name, and it passed into use as a masculine first name in the early twentieth century.

Halford was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak around 1921, and it had faded by the nineteen-sixties. A boy named Halford then would be well over a century old today.

Did you know? Like many English surnames, Halford began as a place, one of several English villages of that name, before families carried it as their own and, later, as a first name.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Halford — English place/surname name, Old English 'ford by the hall/nook'

Variations

HallfordHalfardHalforde

Nicknames

HalFordHalty

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Halford mean?

It is an English place name and surname, 'the ford by the hall or nook,' from Old English elements.

How do you pronounce Halford?

It is said HAL-ferd, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Halford a boy or girl name?

Halford is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Halford?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.

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