Sanford

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Etymology

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From the placename Sandford, ultimately from Old English Sandford (literally sand ford).

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Sanford

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media, published 2012, →ISBN:
      Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?”
      “Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.”
  3. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
    2. A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
    3. A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
    4. An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
    5. An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
    6. A city in York County, Maine.
    7. A village in Midland County, Michigan.
    8. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
    9. A town in Broome County, New York.
    10. A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
    11. A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
    12. A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.