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In the world, Stanford (Stanford , סטנפורד , Stān) is quite a common masculine given name. The given name Stanford is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, South Africa, and Tanzania. Likewise, Stanford is the last name as well as the forename.
Stanford is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Stanford Tree , the mascot and Ford Pines , the fictional character from Gravity Falls.