Sanford.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A city in York County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Midland County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Broome County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.
Where this word comes from
Reduced variant of Sandford.
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