Burford
Burford is a town on the River Windrush, in the Cotswold hills, in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Oxford and 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Cheltenham, about 2 miles (3 km) from the Gloucestershire boundary.
Meaning & Origin of Burford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Burford is a town on the River Windrush, in the Cotswold hills, in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Oxford and 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Cheltenham, about 2 miles (3 km) from the Gloucestershire boundary.
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The Story of Burford
Burford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 11 Burfords were born — ranking #2,630 that year. As of 2026, Burford ranks #3,549 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Burfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Burford
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- Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland (1585–1639), poet, dramatist and historian
- William Lenthall (1591–1662 in Burford), politician, Speaker of the House of Commons in the Civil War period
- Peter Heylyn (1599–1662), ecclesiastic and author of polemical, historical, political and theological tracts
- Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (ca.1610–1643), author and politician
- Marchamont Nedham (1620–1678), journalist, publisher and pamphleteer during the English Civil War
- Christopher Kempster (1627–1715), master stonemason and architect
- William Beechey (1753–1839), portrait painter
- Charles Henry Newmarch (1824–1903), cleric and author
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About the name Burford
Burford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Burford's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,630. Use the chart and map above to compare Burford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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