The bamford Surname
bamford Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of various places (the two main
ones being in Derbyshire and Lancashire) named with Old English
beam ‘tree’, ‘beam’ + ford ‘ford’, i.e. a ford beside
a plank bridge for those who wished to keep their feet dry.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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