# Sanford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsænfɚd/ · frequency rank #19,688

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
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## Etymology
Reduced variant of Sandford.

## Easily confused with
- **Stanford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanford-vs-stanford)
- **Stafford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanford-vs-stafford)
- **Stamford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanford-vs-stamford)
- **Salford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salford-vs-sanford)
- **Sandford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandford-vs-sanford)

## Common misspellings (11)
`asnford`, `safnord`, `sanfford`, `sanfodr`, `sanfordd`, `sanforrd`, `sanfrod`, `sannford`, `sanofrd`, `snaford`, `ssanford`

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