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Family name Sanford (Sanford
, סנפורד
, Санфорд
) , around the world, is a common last name. The family name Sanford is habitual in Dominica, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, and Canada, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Sanford is the forename as well as the last name.