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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BYFORD

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. habitational name from a place named Byford, from Old English byge ‘bend’ + ford ‘ford’. There is one such on the Wye near Hereford.
2. topographic name for someone who lived by a ford, from Middle English by ‘by’, ‘beside’ + ford.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)