Stafford name meaning
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What does Stafford mean?
Noteworthy and Enduring Stafford's origin is Old English is used especially in English and a baby boy name, meaning of Stafford is "Ford By a Landing Place".
How do I pronounce Stafford?
The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Stafford is s-taffo-rd. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., st(af)-ford.
Variants of Stafford
How popular is the name Stafford?
Stafford is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1882 and was able to reach the top 800 names. In 1884, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 764 on boy names chart when 53 babies were named Stafford.
Over 2737 babies in United States have been named Stafford. The given name is a rare baby name in England and Wales and may not be used now. Stafford is a common name in Malawi and Jamaica while somewhat familiar name in England, South Africa, Canada, Zambia, Bahamas, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania and Northern Ireland.
As per our evaluation, over 7000 babies have been bestowed Stafford around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6862 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5187 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5978 | 14 |
| 2020 | 5967 | 14 |
| 2019 | 7153 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5529 | 16 |
| 2017 | 6052 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6717 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5993 | 14 |
| 2014 | 7551 | 10 |
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Numerological analysis of Stafford
You love life and life loves you. When it comes to love, you can't stand a monogamous relationship. You easily adapt to new environments and want to hang around with new people. Your weird habit of enjoying melancholy helps you express more creatively and develop into a better version of yourself. Facing what you've been through and allowing yourself to grieve over is the only way to fight the numbness within you.
Other names liked by name hunters that are similar to Stafford
- Huey - Persistent and Predominant Huey dominantly is used in English is a unisex name, meaning of Huey is "Bright in Mind or Spirit, Bright Mind or Form of Hugh" is rooted from Germanic
- Bogart - Rare boy name Bogart has its origin in Germanic, meaning of Bogart is "Orchard" is used mostly in English
- Nothhelm is used mostly in English, Nothhelm means "Happy" is a boy name
- Glo - Infrequent girl name Glo is used in English, meaning of Glo is "Prayer of God, Fame and Glory" is rooted from Latin. Glo is a shortened form of Gloria.
- Robertene - Of Germanic origin, Robertene is used as a girl name and is principally used in English, Robertene means "Bright Fame"
Famous people named Stafford
- Stafford Sands, former finance minister of the Bahamas
- Stafford Smythe, son of Conn Smythe and president of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd
- Stafford Dean, British bass opera singer
- Stafford Poole, Catholic priest and a research historian
- Stafford Bullen, Australian circus proprietor and co-founder of the African Lion Safari
- Stafford Lightman, scientist
- Stafford Beer, British theorist
- Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, British Conservative politician
- Stafford Cripps, British Labour politician of the first half of the twentieth century
- Stafford Repp, American actor best
- Stafford Mays, former American football defensive tackle
- Stafford G. Whittle, was born at the family home 'Woodstock'
- Stafford Floyer-Acland, British soldier
- Stafford Ashani in movie Klash as Actor
- In 1934, Stafford Hilliard portrayed the role of Ferraldi in comedy movie The Path of Glory.
- Stafford Windsor, from 1922 film Superstition, who characterized the N.
Lists having Stafford
- Boy names beginning with S
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Boy names that ends with -ford
- Baby Names that mean Place
- Baby Names that mean Ford
- Baby Names that mean Aristocratic
- Baby Names that mean Surname
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths