Gifford

Where Gifford comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Gifford.

Gifford through the years
  1. 1865
    Gifford Pinchot born
    American forester and politician
  2. 1879
    Gifford Beal born
    American artist
  3. 1891
    First appearance
    #841 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1898
    Peak, #804
    8 babies named Gifford, its best rank.
  5. 1899
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Gifford Pinchot · American forester and politician, 1865–1946
  • Gifford Beal · American artist, 1879–1956
  • Gifford Miller · American politician, born 1969
  • Gifford Fox · British politician, 1903–1959
  • Gifford Nielsen · American football player, born 1954

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.