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 | 111 |
Buckinghamshire | 118 |
Berkshire | 369 |
Cambridgeshire | 76 |
Channel Islands | 81 |
Cheshire | 541 |
Cornwall | 315 |
Cumberland | 21 |
Derbyshire | 581 |
Devon | 1,448 |
Dorset | 296 |
Durham | 171 |
Essex | 295 |
Gloucestershire | 894 |
Hampshire | 788 |
Herefordshire | 65 |
Hertfordshire | 185 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 72 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 313 |
Lancashire | 1,068 |
Leicestershire | 96 |
Lincolnshire | 161 |
London | 2,563 |
Middlesex | 141 |
Northumberland | 214 |
Norfolk | 182 |
Northamptonshire | 57 |
Nottinghamshire | 114 |
Oxfordshire | 115 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 72 |
Shropshire | 140 |
Suffolk | 398 |
Somerset | 1,005 |
Surrey | 142 |
Sussex | 492 |
Staffordshire | 983 |
Warwickshire | 468 |
Westmorland | 2 |
Wiltshire | 821 |
Worcestershire | 206 |
Yorkshire | 589 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 23 |
Cardiganshire | 5 |
Carnarvonshire | 5 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 9 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 88 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 37 |
Monmouthshire | 99 |
Pembrokeshire | 3 |
Radnorshire | 3 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 2,209 |
Agricultural Labourer | 766 |
House Servant | 386 |
Labourer | 344 |
At Home | 253 |
Servant | 174 |
Farm Labourer | 170 |
Dress Maker | 168 |
Laundress | 116 |
General Servant | 96 |
Shoe Maker | 92 |
Pauper | 87 |
Carpenter | 72 |
House Keeper | 70 |
Coal Miner | 70 |
Annuitant | 66 |
Tailor | 64 |
House Maid | 64 |
Errand Boy | 63 |
Farm Servant | 60 |
Gardener | 55 |
Cook | 52 |
Butcher | 50 |
Blacksmith | 49 |
Farmers Son | 43 |
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