Last Name GIFFORD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Giffard. Liberal disposition; the giver. The name is also local, a town on the water of Gifford, Haddington County, Scotland, from 'Gaf,' Celtic, a hook, a bend, and 'ford.'

Origin	English, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, French, German, Irish

Rank	1,716 (2000 US census)	1,858 (1990 US census)

Count	19,171 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.66%, or 17956 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.11%, or 405 total occurrences, as black,
0.48%, or 92 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.64%, or 123 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.43%, or 274 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.68%, or 322 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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