Hungerford

== English == === Etymology === From Old English hungor (“hunger, famine”) + ford (“ford”), a name which probably denoted an unproductive or barren land. === Proper noun === Hungerford (countable and uncountable, plural Hungerfords) A placename: A place in England: A town and civil parish with a town council in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU3368). A hamlet in Waltham St Lawrence parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8274). A hamlet in Hyde parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1612). A hamlet in Munslow parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5389). A hamlet in Old Cleeve parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0440). A settlement in Tweed municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. A township in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. A census-designated place in Wharton County, Texas, United States, named after Daniel E. Hungerford. A locality situated on the New South Wales-Queensland border, located in the Shire of Bulloo in south-western Queensland and the Bourke council area in north-western New South Wales, Australia, named after Thomas Hungerford. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hungerford is the 9830th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3294 individuals. Hungerford is most common among White (91.32%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hungerford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216.