Guilford

Where Guilford comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Guilford.

Guilford through the years
  1. 1828
    Guilford Lindsey Molesworth born
    civil engineer from Britain
  2. 1840
    Guilford Wiley Wells born
    American politician
  3. 1885
    First appearance
    #936 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1890
    Peak, #739
    8 babies named Guilford, its best rank.
  5. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Guilford Lindsey Molesworth · civil engineer from Britain, 1828–1925
  • Guilford Wiley Wells · American politician, 1840–1909
  • Guilford Clyde Young · Australian Roman Catholic archbishop, 1916–1988

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.