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Milford
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English
Etymology
From en mill ford.
Pronunciation
en /mɪlfəd/ UK
en /mɪlfəɹd/ US
en ɪlfə(ɹ)d 2
Proper noun
~ s
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
en number of places c/USA:
en CDP co/Lassen County s/California.
en coastal city co/New Haven County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Milford, Connecticut
en city co/Kent County and co/Sussex County s/Delaware.
en ucomm co/Baker County s/Georgia.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Iroquois County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Decatur County s/Indiana.
en town twp:Suf/Van Buren co/Kosciusko County s/Indiana.
en city co/Dickinson County s/Iowa.
en minor city co/Geary County s/Kansas.
en ucomm co/Bracken County s/Kentucky.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Penobscot County s/Maine.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Worcester County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Milford, Massachusetts
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Oakland County s/Michigan.
en small village co/Barton County s/Missouri.
en city co/Seward County s/Nebraska.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Hillsborough County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Milford, New Hampshire
en bor in co/Hunterdon County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Milford, New Jersey
en town/and/village therein, in co/Otsego County s/New York.
en city co/Clermont County and co/Hamilton County s/Ohio. TopoZone: Milford, Ohio
en borough/county seat co/Pike County s/Pennsylvania. TopoZone: Milford, Pennsylvania
en town co/Ellis County s/Texas.
en city co/Beaver County s/Utah.
en ucomm co/Caroline County s/Virginia.
en town/and/ucomm therein, in co/Jefferson County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of other <<townships>>, listed under Milford Township.
en place c/Canada:
en village distmun/East Hants co/Hants County p/Nova Scotia.
en town co/Prince Edward County p/Ontario.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
en village par/Belper dist/Amber Valley co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK3545.
en hamlet par/Hartland dist/Torridge co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SS2322. OS: Devon
en hamlet par/Little Ness near vill/Baschurch co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ4121. OS: Shropshire
en village par/Berkswich bor/Stafford co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ9721.
en village par/Witley bor/Waverley co/Surrey cc/England OS grid ref SU9442.
en suburban settlement par/Laverstock and par/Salisbury co/Wiltshire cc/England OS grid ref SU1529.
en western suburb town/Newtown co/Powys cc/Wales OS grid ref SO0991. OS: Powys
en village near town/Armagh co/Armagh cc/Northern Ireland.
en village co/Cork c/Ireland.
en small town co/Donegal c/Ireland. Alternative form: en Millford.
en suburb on the x/North Shore city/Auckland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map
en habitational.
Derived terms
en Lower Milford Milford Haven Milford-on-Sea Milford Sound New Milford Upper Milford West Milford
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Milford is the 10265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3140 individuals. Milford is most common among White (76.62%) and Black/African American (15.03%) individuals.
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en dfilmor Old Firm