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ˈstæf ərdstafford

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Wiktionary

  1. Staffordnoun

    The county town of Staffordshire; several other places of the same name

  2. Staffordnoun

    An English habitational surname from the placename

Wikipedia

  1. Stafford

    Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) north of Wolverhampton, 15 miles (24 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in the 2021 census, It is the main settlement within the larger borough of Stafford which had a population of 136,837 (2021).

Wikidata

  1. Stafford

    Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately 16 miles north of Wolverhampton and 18 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14. The population of Stafford was given in the 2001 census as 63,681, with that of the wider borough of Stafford as 122,000, making Stafford the fourth largest settlement in the Ceremonial county, after Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Stafford

    county town of Staffordshire, on the Sow, 29 m. NNW. of Birmingham; has two fine old churches, St. Mary's and St. Chad's, interesting architecturally, King Edward's grammar school, and Stafford Castle finely situated on the outskirts; is an important railway centre, and noted for its boot and shoe manufactures.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. stafford

    A town of England, in Staffordshire, 123 miles northwest by west from London. In the civil war of the 17th century, it was occupied by the king’s forces, after the capture of Lichfield by their adversaries. An indecisive battle was fought at Hopton Heath, in the vicinity, in 1643, and at a later period the town was taken by the Roundheads, under Sir William Brereton. The castle was also taken shortly after, and at the close of the war was entirely demolished.

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Stafford

    The county town of the shire derived this name from the ancient mode of fording the River Sow, upon which it stands, by means of staves or stilts.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. STAFFORD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stafford is ranked #747 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Stafford surname appeared 46,394 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 16 would have the surname Stafford.

    79.1% or 36,716 total occurrences were White.
    15% or 6,992 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 1,035 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 1,002 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 431 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 223 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stafford in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stafford in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Stafford in a Sentence

  1. Matthew Stafford:

    Kamara accounted for 83 yards on the ground and a seventh TD this season. Latavius Murray had 64 yards rushing and two scores. COMING UP SHORT Stafford was 17 of 31 for 206 yards with three TDs and an interception on a pass intended for Hockenson in the end zone late in the first half. I wish I wouldve thrown it a couple yards further.

  2. Indianapolis Colts:

    The roadmap looks really good, what Matthew Stafford did in LA last year, making that transition, playing so well. And what Tom did, I saw that firsthand in the division the year before. Hopefully, we bottle up some of that momentum and we can make a push here.

  3. Michael Robinson:

    Yes he’s a gold jacket, ABSOLUTELY, the ultimate team goal, to win a Lombardi, Matthew Stafford actually has, and he was a huge part of winning this Super Bowl.

  4. Kelly Hannon:

    We know people have been stopped for extraordinary time periods leading up to these closure areas, but we are clearing trucks one by one to break through this blockage, and we will get to each driver and restore traffic flow, crews continue to work intensely to tow vehicles that are stuck and blocking the interstate near mile markers 136 in Stafford County, and then plow and treat the interstate to prevent follow-on crashes.

  5. Terrell Davis:

    If Matthew Stafford win this game, if Matthew Stafford wan na win this game, Joe Mixon fingerprint needs to be all over this game because Joe Mixon is an exceptional running back, not only when you're talking about trying to keep The Rams defensive line from just pinning the ears back and going for the quarterback, but you’re talking about a guy who gets the ball out of the backfield. He’s really elusive when he gets those nice plays that he runs.

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