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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Southwestern English : variant of Alford, from Alford in Somerset; the spelling reflects the southwestern English dialect pronunciation.
  • This surname was brought to North America by Alexander Alvord, who came from Devon or Somerset to Windsor, CT, in about 1645. He had many prominent descendants.

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