Deford Family History
Deford Name Meaning
Altered form of French Dufort . English: variant of Difford a habitational name from one or more of the places called from a ‘deep ford’ (Middle English dep + ford Old English dēop + ford) such as Defford (Worcestershire) Deptford (Kent) a lost Defford in Stanley (Yorkshire) and Dipper in Whitstone (Cornwall).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022