English: habitational name from Crockford Bridge in the parish of
Chertsey, Surrey. The place name is of uncertain origin; the first
element may be Old English croc(ca) ‘pot’, used of a hollow in
the ground or of a place where potsherds were found; the second is Old
English ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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