Wolford Family History
Wolford Name Meaning
English:: habitational name from Wolford in Warwickshire or Wolford Farm in Dunkeswell (Devon). The Warwickshire placename derives from Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + weard ‘watch protection’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + ford ‘ford’. variant of Woollard . if from Yorkshire sometimes an altered form of Worfolk which is unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022