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Hansford

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How to Pronounce Hansford

Pronounced HANS-ferd /ˈhænsfərd/Medium

Meaning: Hansford is an English surname drawn from a place name of the '-ford' type, marking a river crossing associated with a man whose name began Han- (a form of Hann or John). Carried west as a family name, it became a given name in American use.Low

In 30 seconds: Hansford is an English surname-turned-first-name meaning about 'Han's ford,' a river crossing (said HANS-ferd). It stayed rare across the early twentieth century.
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningHansford is an English surname drawn from a place name of the '-ford' type, marking a river crossing associated with a man whose name began Han- (a form of Hann or John). Carried west as a family name, it became a given name in American use.
U.S. rank (1974)#5512 ↘ Falling
1974 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1917
Total births (all-time)≈ 587
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191718821974

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

Hansford begins as an English place-and-surname of the '-ford' kind, where ford marks a crossing and the first part points to a man called Hann, a medieval pet form of John. It enters United States birth records in the early eighteen-eighties and peaks around 1917, the height of the fashion for turning surnames into boys' first names. It never caught on broadly, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its best.

A Hansford born at that peak would now be past a hundred, marking it a great-grandfather-era name, and it has not returned. Its plus is a built-in short form, Hans, and its steady, dignified sound sits beside surname-names like Sanford and Crawford that carry the same vintage weight.

Did you know? Hansford is one of many '-ford' surnames — think Crawford and Sanford — that American families revived as first names to honor a mother's maiden line.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Hansford — English '-ford' place/surname; Han- (Hann/John) + ford

Variations

HanfordSanfordHans

Nicknames

HansFord

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If you like Hansford…

Hartford— a like English '-ford' place-surname name
Sanford— same '-ford' crossing element and vintage use
Radford— another surname-turned-first-name of the era
Crawford— shares the '-ford' pattern and dignified sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Hansford mean?

It is an English surname and place name meaning roughly 'Han's ford,' a river crossing.

How do you pronounce Hansford?

It's said HANS-ferd /ˈhænsfərd/, 2 syllables.

Is Hansford a boy or girl name?

Hansford is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Hansford?

It was always rare, a surname-style boys' name given to only a couple dozen boys a year in the early nineteen-hundreds.

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