Wilford

English

"willow ford"

Wilford Origin and Meaning

The name Wilford is a boy's name meaning "willow ford".

As a whole Wilford still carries a dowdy, dated image, but each component of the name—Will and Ford—are stylish in their own right.

Wilford will be a part of the next generation of grandpa revival names. Right now it's reaching the so-old-it's-actually-cute stage—the predecessor to rejuvenation.

Wilford Rank in US Top 1000

# 928 in the US

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Famous People Named Wilford

• (Anthony) Wilford Brimley American actor
• Wilford Woodruff American religious leader; 4th President of the LDS Church
• Wilford Bacon Hoggatt American naval officer; 6th Governor of the District of Alaska
• (Carson) Wilford Leach American theatre director
• Wilford Scypion American boxer
• Wilford Hamilton Fawcett American magazine publisher and sport shooter
• Wilford Parley "Whizzer" White American NFL player

The name Wilford in Pop Culture

• Wilford Warfstache a character created and played by Mark Edward Fischbach/Markiplier, the YouTuber