This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword ford.
Clifford EnglishDerived from various place names that meant "ford by a cliff" in Old English.
Ford EnglishName given to someone who lived by a ford, possibly the official who maintained it. A famous bearer was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Langford EnglishFrom any of various places in England with this name, derived from Old English
lang "long" and
ford "ford, river crossing".
Milford EnglishOriginally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.
Stanford EnglishDerived from various English place names meaning
"stone ford" in Old English.
Wade 1 EnglishDerived from the Old English place name
wæd meaning
"a ford".