About Woodford
The surname Woodford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wudu" meaning "wood" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Woodford is "one who lived near or worked at the ford in the woods." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name resided or had some association with a place named Woodford.
The surname Woodford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Woodford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Woodford is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Woodford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Woodford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.