Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 12/24/2015 by cutenose Meaning & History Probably a habitational name, perhaps from Darnford in Suffolk, Great Durnford in Wiltshire, or Dernford Farm in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, all named from Old English dierne ‘hidden’ + ford ‘ford’.