Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈstæn.fəɹd/(American English) /ˈstæn.fəd/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from various English place names meaning "stone ford" in Old English. Related NamesDetails Rootsstan + fordGiven Name DescendantStanford(English) Categories cabaret singers, colleges or universities, earth, isograms, landforms, lightkeepers, primatologists, stone