Welford Family History
Welford Name Meaning
English:: habitational name from any of the places called Welford of which there are instances in Berkshire Gloucestershire Northamptonshire and elsewhere. The first is named from Old English welig ‘willow’ + ford ‘ford’; the latter two seem to have the first element well(a) ‘spring stream’ + ford. in north eastern England it is an altered form of Middle English wel (y)fed ‘well fed’ via intermediate forms such as Welfett Welfit and Welfoot.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022