Trafford

English

Etymology

From Old English træppe (“(fish)-trap”) + ford.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtræfəd/, /ˈtrafəd/

Proper noun

Trafford (countable and uncountable, plural Traffords)

1. A metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Related terms

• Mickle Trafford
• Old Trafford
• Trafford Park

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trafford is the 34618^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 653 individuals. Trafford is most common among White (93.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trafford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.