The rushford Surname
rushford Name Meaning and History
English: apparently a habitational name from places named Rushford
in Devon, Norfolk, and Warwickshire. However, in view of the
present-day distribution of the surname, a more likely source is
Ryshworth in Bingley, West Yorkshire, which was earlier called
Rushford (from Old English rysc ‘rushes’ + ford
‘ford’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Info on Minnie Rushford |
 leinbach1
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| Any Descendants of "Rushford's" in Vermont |
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| eliza rushford |
marymoir500
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| Mabel M. Rushford obit from NY 2002 |
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| Hello! | Carl L. Rushford | 28 |
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| Rex Eugene Rushford-CT | Sue Bodishbaugh | 25 |
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| Rushford - Churubusco, Clinton, NY |
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