The Offord Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

The Offord last name has English roots.

What does the surname Offord mean?

Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “one who came from Offord (upper ford), in Huntingdonshire”. 1,174 Americans were listed as Offord in the 2010 census.

How common is the Offord last name?

That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place.

Does every Offord family have a crest?

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. An Offord coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

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