Ford

English

"dweller at the ford"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

Ford Origin and Meaning

The name Ford is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dweller at the ford".

The long association to the Ford Motor Company doesn't stand in the way of this being a strong, independent, single-syllable name.

Owen Wilson named his son Robert Ford—although the baby's name was first released as Ford Linton.

Among notable namesakes are writer Ford Madox Ford, author of The Good Soldier, who was born Ford Hermann Hueffer but changed his Germanic name to honor his grandfather, the Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown. Sportswriter Ford Frick was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

There are many more outstanding surnamed Fords, including the presidential Gerald (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr) and his wife Betty, industrialist Henry, and actor Harrison, to name a few.

Ford can work on its own or be a short form of other names such as Clifford.

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Ford Popularity

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Famous People Named Ford

Ford Madox Ford (born Ford Hermann Hueffer)English novelist and poet
Ford Madox BrownEnglish painter
Ford RaineyAmerican actor
Ford Walkerson of Elle Walker co,funder of YouTube channel "whatsupmoms"
Ford BeebeAmerican screenwriter
Ford Quint Elvidge2nd Governor of Guam
Francis Ford CoppolaAmerican film director, producer, and screenwriter
Ford Martin Goddard (b. 2006)son of actor Daniel Goddard
Ford Jarrett (b. 2008)son of NASCAR driver Jason Jarrett; grandson of Dale Jarrett
Ford Murphy (b. 2014)son of director Ryan Murphy
Ford Sterling Clawson (b. 2015)son of songwriter Rodney Clawson and singer Nicolle Galyon

Ford Robert Clifton (b. 2016)son of actor Scott Clifton
Robert Ford Wilson (b. 2011)son of actor Owen Wilson
Harrison FordAmerican actor
Henry FordAmerican industrialist
Ford Wilson CameronGriffin (b.2013), son of NBA player, Blake Griffin and Brynn Cameron

Ford in Pop Culture

Ford Fairlanemain character in film "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane"
Stanford "Ford" Pinesa main character on the animated series "Gravity falls"
Ford Prefectcharacter in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Ford Brodycharacter in film "Godzilla"
Ford Crullera character in video game Psychonauts
Ford Hendrixcharacter in "Susan's Mallery's Fools Gold" series
Fordfemale character on TV's "Chasing Life"
Nathan Fordcharacter on "Leverage"
James "Sawyer" Fordcharacter on "LOST"
Fordautomaker founder by Henry Ford
Billy "Ford" Fordhamcharacter in Buffy The Vampire Slayer