Ford (surname)

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Ford is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is one of the earliest topographical surnames still in existence. The name derives from the Old English pre 7th Century "ford", a shallow place in a river of water where men and animals could wade across. The term was used as a topographical name for someone who lived near a ford. In some cases the modern surname may be locational in origin, deriving from one of the many places named with the Old English "ford", such as those in Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Somerset and Sussex, throughout England. Many people of Irish descent have this surname as well.

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  • Ben Ford (politician) (born 1925), British politician
  • Ben Ford (baseball) (born 1975), American baseball player
  • Betty Ford (1918–2011), wife of former United States President Gerald Ford, and founder of the Betty Ford Center
  • Bill Ford, Jr. (born 1957), American businessman, chairman of Ford Motor Company, great-grandson of Henry Ford
  • Boris Ford (1917–1998), Indian-born British literary critic, writer, editor and educationist
  • Brian J. Ford (born 1939), English independent scientist
  • Bruce Ford (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Byington Ford (1890–1985), Pebble Beach and Carmel Valley developer, aviator, son of Tirey L. Ford

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  • E. B. Ford (1901–1988), British ecological geneticist
  • Edsel Ford (1893–1943), American businessman, president of Ford Motor Company, son of Henry Ford
  • Elena Ford (born 1966), director within the Ford Motor Company, great-great granddaughter of Henry Ford

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  • Seabury Ford (1801–1855), American politician
  • Seth Porter Ford (1817–1866), American physician in the Kingdom of Hawaii.
  • Simon Ford (born 1981), English footballer
  • Steven Ford (born 1956), American actor, son of Gerald Ford
  • Susan Ford (born 1957), American author, photojournalist, daughter of Gerald Ford

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