Scottish: habitational name from the Fords of Frew, a fortified
site on the Forth river, probably so called from a British element
frwd ‘current’, ‘stream’. This place was the lowest
crossing point on the river Forth, and so an important strategic
location in the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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