Last Name TELFORD

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Meaning The son of Taillefer, i.e. cut-iron.This name seems to have originally flourished in the Lowlands, and to have worked its way across the border into North-umberland.
Local: The narrow or straightened pass or way, from the Welsh 'tel,' tight, and 'ford,' a way. Anglo-Saxon, 'Tillford,' at the ford or shallow place in a river. "At-illford," corrupted to Tilford.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 9,594 (2000 US census) 8,877 (1990 US census)
Count 3,110 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 79.23%, or 2464 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 16.53%, or 514 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.64%, or 20 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.35%, or 11 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.38%, or 43 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.86%, or 58 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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