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Gilford is a surname of English origin, derived from Guildford, in Surrey.
The name was first recorded as "Gyldeford" in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, circa 800 AD, "Guldeford" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and "Geldeford" in the Pipe rolls between 1130 and 1156. The place name means "the ford where golden flowers grow", from the old English elements "gylde", which is a derivative of "gold", and "ford".
Notable people with the surname include:
- Darren Gilford (born 1982), Maltese sprinter
- David Gilford (born 1965), English golfer
- Dorothy M. Gilford, American statistician
- Gwynne Gilford (born 1946), American actress
- Hastings Gilford (1861–1941), English surgeon
- Jack Gilford (1908–1990), American actor
- Madeline Lee Gilford (1923–2008), American actress
- Yvonne Gilford (c.1941–1996), Australian nurse mudered in Saudi Arabia
- Zach Gilford (born 1982), American actor
References
- ^ "Last name: Gilford". SurnameDB. 1980. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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