Definition of "Sanford"

Sanford

/ˈsænfɚd/

proper noun
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  Quotations
  “Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?”“Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.”
  1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media, published 2012
3. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
  2. A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
  3. A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
  4. An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
  6. A city in York County, Maine.
  7. A village in Midland County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
  9. A town in Broome County, New York.
  10. A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
  11. A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
  12. A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.