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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Origin unidentified. This is a common LA surname; most bearers are African Americans. The surname has the form of an English habitational name, but no source has been identified and the surname is not found in Britain in present-day records. Compare Relaford, Releford, Relford.

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