Origin
- Country
- England
- Meaning
- One who lives near a ford or river crossing — from Old English ford
- Arrival Era
- Colonial America
Known Family Members
- George Ford Sr1778 - 1846
- George Ford Jr1812 - 1888
- Lewis Davis Ford1868 - 1941
- Ruby Irene Ford1897 - 1994
The Ford surname is of English origin, a topographic name for someone who lived near a ford — a shallow crossing point in a river or stream. Grandma Ruby is Chuck's mom; she was born on the farmland that George Ford Sr bought in the mid-1820's.