The radford Surname
radford Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the various places so named,
for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and
Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English read
‘red’ + ford ‘ford’, but it is possible that in some cases the
first element may be a derivative of Old English ridan ‘to
ride’, with the meaning ‘ford that can be crossed on horseback’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for radford records
More resources for your radford family history
Radford message board
Threads: 268 - Messages: 783
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Looking for relatives of Hallaway Radford from Camden, Texas | Linda Radford | 1 |
| Jesse Radford and Eliza Richards, Madison Co., AL |
 bartonlewis2
| 0 |
| Looking for ancestors. | Kathy Radford | 15 |
| James Kinchen Radford |
JWalden4533
| 4 |
| Radford, MO-OK-CA |
nancyc131
| 7 |
| Radfords in Pennsylvania | Russ Lentz | 9 |
| Radford |
BobbieJean23
| 0 |
| obit of I.A.RADFORD's ggranddaughter |
wisperwhat
| 3 |
| RADFORD Opal D and William A |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Maxine Esther kruse/Krause/Radford |
BobbieJean23
| 0 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The radford name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the radford family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the radford last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your radford ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.