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ledford Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name, probably from either of two places called Lydford, in Devon and Somerset. The first is named with the river name Lyd (from Old English hl¯de ‘noisy stream’) + Old English ford, i.e. ‘ford over the Lyd river’. Lydford in Somerset was named ‘ford over the noisy stream’, from Old English hl¯de + ford.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The ledford name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the ledford family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of ledford Families in the US in 1920
Number of ledford families
 196-390
 66-195		 1-65
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