Gifford or Giffords may refer to:

People

Gifford (given name) Gifford is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Gifford Beal, 1879–1956, American artist * Gifford Dalley, 18th century American civil servant * Gifford Fox, 1903–1959, British politician * Gifford Miller, born 1969, ...

* Gifford (surname) *

Gabby Giffords Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing from January 2007 until January 2012, when ...

(b. 1970), a former United States politician

Places

Canada

* Gifford Peninsula, on the South Coast of British Columbia * Gifford, British Columbia, a locality in the Matsqui Prairie area of the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia * Gifford Slough, a slough in the Matsqui Prairie area of the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia * Gifford Creek, a creek in the Cariboo region of the British Columbia Interior

England

Aveton Gifford Aveton Gifford is a small rural village in the south of the English county of Devon. It lies at the head of the estuary of the River Avon or Aune, at the point where it is crossed by the A379 road. It receives its name from this river and als ...

, Devon *

Bowers Gifford Bowers Gifford is a small village within the district of Borough of Basildon, Basildon, in Essex, England. It is located to the east of Pitsea and to the west of South Benfleet. Bowers Gifford was formerly a civil parish, however it is now part ...

, Essex *

Broughton Gifford Broughton Gifford is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about west of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Norrington Common and The Common. History Formerly much of Broughton Gifford and the s ...

, Wiltshire *

Crowmarsh Gifford Crowmarsh Gifford, commonly known as Crowmarsh, is a village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is beside the River Thames opposite the market town of Wallingford, th ...

, Oxfordshire *

Fonthill Gifford Fonthill Gifford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, to the north of the Nadder valley, west of Salisbury. History The name of the village and parish derives from the Giffard family, landowners, beginning with Berenger Gif ...

, Wiltshire *

Stoke Gifford Stoke Gifford is a neighbourhood and Civil parish, parish and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Formerly a separate ...

, Gloucestershire

Scotland

Gifford, East Lothian } Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately south of Haddington and east of Edinburgh. It groups around the Colstoun Water (locally called Gifford Water) at the junction of the B6369 and B ...

* Giffordland, North Ayrshire

United States

Gifford Park Gifford Park is a historic neighborhood in midtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is roughly bounded by the North Freeway on the east, North 38th Street on the west, Dodge Street on the south and Cuming Street on the north. Its namesake park was added to ...

, a neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska *

Gifford, Florida Gifford () is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, Indian River County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Sebastian, Florida, Sebastian–Ve ...

Gifford, Idaho Gifford is an unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. Gifford is northeast of Culdesac. The community was platted in 1901 by Seth Gifford, a homesteader who moved to the area six years earlier. Gifford had a post o ...

Gifford, Illinois Gifford is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 911 at the 2020 Census. History Gifford was laid out in 1876 and named for Benjamin F. Gifford. Along with nearby Penfield, the town had a station on the now ...

* Gifford, Indiana * Gifford, Iowa *

Gifford, New York Gifford is a hamlet in Schenectady County, in the U.S. state of New York. A variant name was "Gifford's Corners". History A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (m ...

Gifford Creek (New York) Gifford Creek is a river in Otsego County, New York. It converges with the Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United ...

, a creek *

Gifford, Pennsylvania Gifford is an unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The ZIP code is 16732. Notable person * Jim Owens, former Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league compose ...

Gifford, South Carolina Gifford is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 288 at the 2010 census, down from 370 at the 2000 census. Geography Gifford is located in northwestern Hampton County at (32.860831, -81.238958). U.S. Rou ...

Gifford, Washington Gifford is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Gifford is located across the Columbia River from Inchelium. The community is served by Washington State Route 25 and the Gifford–Inchelium ferry. Gifford h ...

South Gifford, Missouri South Gifford is a village in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 22 at the 2020 census, down from 50 in 2010. History South Gifford had its start in the early 1900s when the railroad was extended to that point. A post of ...

Enterprises

Baillie Gifford Baillie Gifford & Co is a British investment management firm which is wholly owned by partners, all of whom work within the firm. It was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1908 and still has its headquarters in the city. It has corporate offices ...

, a UK investment management firm *

Gifford (company) Gifford is part of the Ramboll Group, providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for buildings, infrastructure and the environment. History The firm was founded by Dr. Edwin Gifford, a pioneer ...

, a UK consulting engineering firm *

Gifford's Circus Giffords Circus is a traditional English circus that tours the Cotswolds and south of England every summer, also performing at Chiswick House. History Established in 2000, Giffords Circus is a small circus company, founded by Nell Gifford and h ...

, a British circus * Gifford's Ice Cream & Candy Co., a brand of ice cream, Washington DC, United States

Other uses

* 4819 Gifford, a minor planet in the Solar System * ''A. T. Gifford'' (ship), the last whaling schooner to cruise Hudson Bay * Ashton Gifford House, Codford, Wiltshire, England *

Gifford Lectures The Gifford Lectures () are an annual series of lectures which were established in 1887 by the will of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford at the four ancient universities of Scotland: St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Their purpose is to "pro ...

, endowed by Scottish jurist Adam Gifford *

Gifford Observatory The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in the suburb of Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school childr ...

, Wellington, New Zealand *

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a National Forest located in southern Washington, managed by the United States Forest Service. With an area of , it extends along the western slopes of Cascade Range from Mount Rainier National Park to the C ...

, Washington, United States *

Gifford Pinchot State Park Gifford Pinchot State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in northern York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was named in honor of noted conservationist and former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot. The fourth chief of the Unit ...

, Pennsylvania, United States * Gifford School, a special education school in Weston, Massachusetts, United States * Gifford State Forest (Ohio) *

USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) USS ''Gabrielle Giffords'' (LCS-10) is an of the United States Navy. The ship is named after former United States Representative Gabby Giffords, who was shot along with eighteen other people during a 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The ship ...

, a ship in the United States Navy * *

Mount Gifford Mount Gifford is a mountain in Fiordland, New Zealand. Description Mount Gifford is part of the Darran Mountains, and is situated in the Southland Region of the South Island. It is set within Fiordland National Park which is part of the Te W ...

, a mountain in New Zealand