Melford

Where Melford comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Melford.

Melford through the years
  1. 1904
    First appearance
    #1,064 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1921
    Peak, #1,026
    46 babies named Melford, the most in any year.
  3. 1931
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,538.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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