# Buford

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,839

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old English burg (“castle”) + ford (“ford”).

## Easily confused with
- **before** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/before-vs-buford)
- **Bedford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedford-vs-buford)
- **Bamford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bamford-vs-buford)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbuford`, `bfuord`, `bufford`, `bufodr`, `bufordd`, `buforrd`, `bufrod`, `buofrd`, `ubford`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buford