Watford Family History
Watford Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from
the much smaller place in Northamptonshire, both named with Old
English wað ‘hunt’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Watford
Name Distribution of Watford Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Watford families
 57 - 112  20 - 56 |
 1 - 19  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Watford Family Origin
Watford Emigration Information (US)
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Watford Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Watford
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