The forde Surname
forde Name Meaning and History
- English and Irish: variant spelling of Ford 1 and 2. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.
- Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Førde (there are eleven on the west coast), from Old Norse fyrði, dative of fjórðr ‘fjord’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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