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Mayford

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How to Pronounce Mayford

Pronounced MAY-ferd /ˈmeɪ.fərd/Medium

Meaning: Mayford reads as a compound surname name pairing May, which can mean a meadow or the month, with -ford, the common English place element for a shallow river crossing. There is a real place called Mayford in Surrey, and the given name follows the early-twentieth-century American taste for solid, surname-like names for boys.Low

In 30 seconds: Mayford is a rare boy's name built like an English surname, May plus -ford, 'a meadow crossing.' It saw its small moment in the nineteen-twenties (said MAY-ferd).
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MeaningMayford reads as a compound surname name pairing May, which can mean a meadow or the month, with -ford, the common English place element for a shallow river crossing. There is a real place called Mayford in Surrey, and the given name follows the early-twentieth-century American taste for solid, surname-like names for boys.
U.S. rank (1958)#3472 ↗ Rising
1958 U.S. births7 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1921
Total births (all-time)≈ 230

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192119141958

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

Mayford is a surname-style name of English cast, formed from May, 'meadow' or the month, and -ford, 'a river crossing,' the pattern behind dozens of English place and family names. A village named Mayford sits in Surrey, and the given name reflects the confident early-1900s fashion of handing boys sturdy, place-flavored names that sounded established and respectable.

It was never more than a curiosity, topping out at about fifteen boys a year in the early nineteen-twenties and disappearing by the late fifties. A Mayford from that time would belong to the World War One generation, and the name reads today as a firmly antique, rural-sounding choice with no sign of revival.

Did you know? The -ford ending that closes Mayford is the same one in Bradford, Stafford and Clifford, all marking an old ford, or shallow crossing, of a stream.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Mayford — Surname compound May + -ford ('meadow crossing'); Surrey place-name; early-1900s boy usage.

Variations

MayfieldMilfordBayfordRayford

Nicknames

MayFord

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If you like Mayford…

Rayford— a like -ford surname-name of the same era
Clifford— a familiar -ford name meaning 'ford by a cliff'
Milford— a comparable May-/Mil- plus -ford place-name
Bradford— another English -ford surname used as a first name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Mayford mean?

It joins May, 'a meadow' or the month, with -ford, 'a river crossing,' in the manner of an English surname; there is a Surrey place called Mayford.

How do you pronounce Mayford?

It is said MAY-ferd /ˈmeɪ.fərd/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Mayford a boy or girl name?

Mayford is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Mayford?

It was always rare in the United States, reaching only about fifteen boys a year in the early nineteen-twenties.

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