Stafford Name Meaning: Locational name for those who came from Stafford in Staffordshire. Stafford most likely originated from Old English 'staef' 'landing place' + 'ford' As in river crossing. Another spelling of the surname could also have meant 'stoney ford'.
First recorded in the Domesday book.
Discover how your Stafford ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 27 |
| Buckinghamshire | 29 |
| Berkshire | 18 |
| Cambridgeshire | 74 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 447 |
| Cornwall | 33 |
| Cumberland | 59 |
| Derbyshire | 640 |
| Devon | 38 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 430 |
| Essex | 162 |
| Gloucestershire | 260 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 16 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 66 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 94 |
| Lancashire | 1,636 |
| Leicestershire | 285 |
| Lincolnshire | 152 |
| London | 740 |
| Middlesex | 106 |
| Northumberland | 240 |
| Norfolk | 37 |
| Northamptonshire | 106 |
| Nottinghamshire | 347 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 66 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 8 |
| Surrey | 118 |
| Sussex | 47 |
| Staffordshire | 103 |
| Warwickshire | 283 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 76 |
| Worcestershire | 154 |
| Yorkshire | 577 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 97 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 34 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 87 |
| Cotton Weaver | 83 |
| General Labourer | 68 |
| Dress Maker | 60 |
| Farmer | 57 |
| General Servant Domestic | 41 |
| Scholar | 40 |
| School | 30 |
| Dressmaker | 28 |
| Tailoress | 27 |
| Butcher | 26 |
| Stone Mason | 26 |
| Cotton Spinner | 24 |
| Cook Domestic | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 22 |
| Tailor | 20 |
| Dock Labourer | 20 |
| Servant Domestic | 19 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 17 |
| Cotton Winder | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Stafford | 3,307 |
| John Stafford | 3,076 |
| William Stafford | 2,906 |
| Elizabeth Stafford | 2,015 |
| Sarah Stafford | 1,815 |
| James Stafford | 1,781 |
| Thomas Stafford | 1,636 |
| George Stafford | 1,419 |
| Joseph Stafford | 1,183 |
| Ann Stafford | 1,123 |
| Jane Stafford | 923 |
| Robert Stafford | 861 |
| Charles Stafford | 736 |
| Hannah Stafford | 735 |
| Henry Stafford | 691 |
| Eliza Stafford | 672 |
| Alice Stafford | 637 |
| Annie Stafford | 616 |
| Emma Stafford | 574 |
| Margaret Stafford | 572 |
| Samuel Stafford | 552 |
| Ellen Stafford | 551 |
| Martha Stafford | 489 |
| Edward Stafford | 459 |
| Arthur Stafford | 415 |