Years ago when I wanted to register "Duckford," some SCA heralds were a bit snooty about it, and I started collecting "-ford" names, for fun. Surprised at how many there were, I kept a list on my old computer. It was a Kaypro II and had a daisy-wheel printer. I found them in casual reading and in looking at maps or town names. 224 of these are from that list, and a few others were found later, or I'm adding from little pieces of paper I'm filing/trashing as I go through all my old files.
Abbotsford (British Columbia)
Alford (Scotland)
Alresford (England)
Armingford (England)
Arnford (surname)
Ashelford, Jane (author)
Ashford (England, Ireland)
Aylesford (newfoundland, and in "The Ups and Downs," so probably once in England)
Ballylongford (Ireland)
Barford
Basford
Bassford
Battleford, North Battleford (Saskatchewan)
Bayford
Bedford (MA, NH, OH, TX, Quebec)
Bereford
Beresford (New Brunswick)
Benford
Berford
Biddeford (ME)
Binford
Bishops Stortford
Blackford (Scotland, England)
Blackfordby (England)
Blandford Forum (England); Port Blandford (Newfoundland)
Bottesford
Boxford
Braffords
Bradford (England, PA Ontario)
Branford (North Branford, CT)
Brantford (Ontario)
Brailsford
Brelsford
Bridgeford
Bridgford (no "e"— West Bridgford, England)
Broadford (Scotland, Ireland)
Bruford
Buford
Burford [from Beorgford, (Battle of, 725 A.D.) also Ontario]
Byford Tye (England)
Campbellford (Ontario)
Canford Magna (England)
Carlingford (Ireland)
Chalford
Charford
Chelmsford (England, Massachusetts)
Chesterford
Childford
Chingford
Christian Malford (Cristemaleford, 937)
Churchingford
Clifford (Ontario); Clifford Vale (New Brunswick)
Coachford (Ireland)
Conisford
Crawford (England, Scotland); Crawfordsville (IL)
Crockford's Clerical Dictionary
Cullingford
Danford
Darlingford (Manitoba)
Dartford
Deanford
Deptford; Deptford Township (NJ)
Duxford
Fafford
Fordwich (Ontario)
Foxford (Ireland)
Frankford (Ireland, Ontario)
Freshford (Ireland)
Galford
Gifford (Scotland)
Glandford
Glanford Brigg
Glemsford
Gifford
Glenford
Gratorford (PA)
Guessford (surname)
Guilford
Guildford
Guliford (surname)
Gulliford (surname)
Hafford (Saskatchewan)
Hannaford
Hallford
Hanford (CA)
Harford
Hartford
Hasford (surname)
Hastingford
Haerford
Haverfordwest (not West Haverford; Wales)
Headford (Ireland)
Helford
Hemmingford (Quebec)
Hepford
Hereford (Texas)
Hertford
Hilford
Hinckford
Horsford
Hosford
Hufford
Hungerford
Huntingford; Hunting Ford
Hurford
Hurlford (Scotland)
Ilford
Kemsford
Kingsford (Michigan)
Knutsford (England)
Langford
Lankford
Latchford (Ontario
Ledford
Lifford (Ireland)
Lintzford
Lipford
Longford (County, Ireland)
Lunsfordds (double d—not a typo, so might translate "forths"?)
Luxford
Lyford
Lynford (fem. given name)
Madginford
Mangersford
Manningford Abbots
Meaford (Ontario)
Medford (MA, OR, NY, surname)
Millford; Milford (NH, OH); Milford Mill (MD); New Milford (NJ); Milford Haven (Wales)
Mogford
Moundford
Mugford
Mumford
Nafford
Orford
Oxford
Pafford
Paxford
Peachford (hospital in Atlanta)
Pettiford
Pigford
Pitchford
Pitsford
Plaitford
Playford
Plumford
Plyford
Poundisford
Radford (VA)
Ratchford
Ratford
Retford (England)
Relaford
Rickford
Riddiford
Rixford
Rochford
Rockford (Illinois)
Rockyford (Alberta)
Romford
Rossford (Ohio)
Rumford (Maine); Rumford Compact (Maine)
East Rutherford (New Jersey)
Salford (England)
Salterford
Saltisford
Sampford; Sampford Courtney
Sandford: not alone, but "Woodley and Sandford" (England and Sir Sandford (a mountain in British Columbia)
Sanford
Santford
Scalford
Seaford (Deleware, England)
Sleighford
Shackleford (county, Texas)
Shalford
Shefford (Quebec)
Shellingford
Sleaford (England)
Slickford (Kentucky)
Spalford
Springford (Ontario)
Stableford
Stafford
Stamford
Stanford
Stepford (wives)
Standiford
Strafford (county, New Hampshire); Straffordville (Ontario)
Strangford (Northern Ireland)
Stratford (CT, NJ, and -on-Avon, Ontario)
Stratford Toney
Stretford
Swinford (Ireland)
Swofford
Tarrant Crawford
Tedford (surname)
Telford
Tetford
Thedford (Ontario)Telford
Tetford
Thedford (Ontario)
Thenford
Thetford; Thetford Mines (Quebec)
Thrusford
Tiddingford
Trafford Park
Turtleford (Saskatchewan)
Tuxford (Saskatchewan)
Ufford
Urlingford (Ireland)
Vanderford
Vansanford
Wakeford
Walford
Walfords
Wallingford
Watford (Ontario)
Waterford (Michigan, Ireland)
Weatherford (Texas)
Weeford
Welsford (New Brunswick)
Westford (Massachusetts)
Wexford (county, Ireland)
Whichford
Whitford
Wichenford
Whitford
Wichenford
Wigford
Wilford
Willeford
Williford
Willowford (given name)
Winsford (England)
Wodford
Wofford
Wolford
Wolford Farm
Woodford
Yarnaford
Animal names:
crawford
foxford
hartford
horsford
oxford
pigford
swinford
ratford
wolford (wolf, if, maybe)
Renforth (New Brunswick)—might it be a ford? someday, look...
Seaforth (Ontario)
(more to come, I hope, if I finish transcribing that list)
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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I post on a few forums as "farmduck" and my cyber identity lives in Duckford, NSW Australia. I live in stately Farmduck Manor in the rolling hills of West Duckfordshire, overlooking the historic village of Duckford-on-Duck.
I'm a keen Rugby League fan and farmduck is the coach of the West Duckford Mallards, who play in the Duckfordshire League, against Duckford Villa, Point Duckford Pintails, Duckford Hotspur and various other teams.
Happy blogging.
Nice! :-)
The name Duckford, last I knew, had only been seen in one document in England. A list of young women working at a certain establishment listed where they were from. All were from that same village, but one wrote "Duckford." At the time I saw that, the author said no one knew where "Duckford" was.
That was some years back. But even then, there were a couple of known athletes in Australia with the last nae of Duckford. So wherever it might have been, more than one person came from there. :-)
There was an estate called Duckford in South Devon near Little Pool. Possibly. as the original large estate was broken up and sold off, the parts were renamed.
Also, what about Castleford?
Here, in Sydney we also have Guildford, Old Guildford, Carlingford, Kingsford and Abbotsford.
I am SO GLAD you posted! Thank you!
I was in Australia for five weeks (first time); just got back three days ago. I saw a sign (I think we were out in the country east of Adelaide somewhere) for a town called Axford? Axeford?
"There is also a superb bakery and Post Office at Frogmore, just 2 miles distant." Ah. Duckford (4.5 acres with a "period" house (18th c?? later? I don't find it saying) is near Frogmore. Nearer to South Pool. :-)
I love these names.
Property history of Duckford, South Pool, Kingsbridge TQ7 2RZ, 26th Jul 2012
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