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Originating from the Norman-French personal name "Will", a pet form of "William" and the word "Ford", meaning a river crossing, indications are that the ford in question belonged to a person by the name of William.

Arriving upon England's glittering shores despite great resistance during the Norman Conquest of 1066 A.D., this proud and noble English surname is first recorded in Nottinghamshire, at Wilford.

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