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Gifford

GIF-urd

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Old English surname meaning 'gift ford,' derived from 'gifu' (gift) and 'ford' (crossing). Archaic charm suggests generosity and natural landscape heritage from medieval England.”

Popularity Over Time

Gifford US popularity rank over timeRank 13484 in 2014 to rank 940 in 1913. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#940#7212#134841900192019401960198020002017

Gifford is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

GiffFord

Style

ClassicElegantVintageTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Gifford Pinchot (conservationist)
  • Kathie Lee Gifford

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Clifford

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Stafford

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Alfred

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Dorothy

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People Also Ask

Old English surname meaning 'gift ford,' derived from 'gifu' (gift) and 'ford' (crossing). Archaic charm suggests generosity and natural landscape heritage from medieval England.

Gifford is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Gifford include Giff, Ford.

Names that pair beautifully with Gifford include Dorothy.