Gilford (surname)

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), murdered Australian nurse

Zach Gilford (born 1982), American actor

References

English-language surnames