Ford Name Meaning: This was a name given to someone who lived by a ford (a crossing through a shallow stream).
Best know nowadays for the US manufacturer Henry Ford (Ford Motors), the name was originally from Old English and was given to someone who lived near a ford.
Discover how your Ford ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 172 |
Buckinghamshire | 209 |
Berkshire | 496 |
Cambridgeshire | 97 |
Channel Islands | 37 |
Cheshire | 819 |
Cornwall | 448 |
Cumberland | 56 |
Derbyshire | 1,124 |
Devon | 1,787 |
Dorset | 393 |
Durham | 932 |
Essex | 1,268 |
Gloucestershire | 1,569 |
Hampshire | 1,566 |
Herefordshire | 75 |
Hertfordshire | 284 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 67 |
Isle of Man | 14 |
Kent | 1,147 |
Lancashire | 3,161 |
Leicestershire | 355 |
Lincolnshire | 405 |
London | 5,098 |
Middlesex | 1,356 |
Northumberland | 464 |
Norfolk | 269 |
Northamptonshire | 172 |
Nottinghamshire | 567 |
Oxfordshire | 148 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 67 |
Shropshire | 180 |
Suffolk | 522 |
Somerset | 1,157 |
Surrey | 1,111 |
Sussex | 1,201 |
Staffordshire | 2,033 |
Warwickshire | 1,459 |
Westmorland | 11 |
Wiltshire | 720 |
Worcestershire | 462 |
Yorkshire | 2,362 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 41 |
Cardiganshire | 10 |
Carnarvonshire | 27 |
Carmarthenshire | 19 |
Denbighshire | 24 |
Flintshire | 10 |
Glamorgan | 1,112 |
Merionethshire | 4 |
Montgomeryshire | 21 |
Monmouthshire | 565 |
Pembrokeshire | 22 |
Radnorshire | 10 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
School | 3,680 |
General Labourer | 328 |
Farm Labourer | 305 |
Labourer | 237 |
Private Means | 219 |
General Servant (domestic) | 218 |
Farmer | 208 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 197 |
None | 167 |
Dressmaker | 156 |
Domestic Servant | 140 |
At School | 123 |
House Painter | 112 |
At Home | 110 |
Clerk | 109 |
Laundress | 109 |
Carpenter | 102 |
Housekeeper | 97 |
General Servant Domestic | 93 |
Scholar | 90 |
Charwoman | 83 |
Shop Assistant | 83 |
Cook (domestic) | 78 |
Dress Maker | 75 |
House Keeper | 74 |
Name | Census Frequency |
---|---|
William Ford | 13,060 |
Mary Ford | 12,754 |
John Ford | 11,534 |
Elizabeth Ford | 8,248 |
George Ford | 7,028 |
Thomas Ford | 6,805 |
Sarah Ford | 6,522 |
James Ford | 6,326 |
Charles Ford | 4,486 |
Henry Ford | 4,449 |
Ann Ford | 4,288 |
Jane Ford | 3,295 |
Eliza Ford | 3,063 |
Ellen Ford | 3,062 |
Joseph Ford | 2,870 |
Annie Ford | 2,703 |
Alice Ford | 2,665 |
Frederick Ford | 2,632 |
Emma Ford | 2,614 |
Robert Ford | 2,357 |
Emily Ford | 2,246 |
Edward Ford | 2,219 |
Alfred Ford | 2,111 |
Samuel Ford | 2,027 |
Margaret Ford | 1,934 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Ford | 100% | 202,673 |
2 | Foord | 80% | 8,609 |
3 | Froud | 60% | 5,944 |
4 | Foard | 80% | 2,493 |
5 | Fred | 50% | 2,192 |
6 | Forde | 80% | 2,061 |
7 | Froude | 50% | 1,692 |
8 | Frood | 60% | 1,634 |
9 | Freed | 40% | 1,318 |
10 | Fard | 75% | 699 |
11 | Frid | 50% | 666 |
12 | Fardoe | 50% | 636 |
13 | Frude | 40% | 363 |
14 | Auford | 67% | 291 |
15 | Frod | 50% | 240 |
16 | Fardo | 60% | 239 |
17 | Fird | 75% | 177 |
18 | Fread | 40% | 149 |
19 | Feard | 60% | 147 |
20 | Ferd | 75% | 136 |
21 | Fried | 40% | 113 |
The surname Ford is the most popular version of all its varients