Wanford Family History
Wanford Name Meaning
from Wangford near Lakenheath (Suffolk) which is recorded as Wainford in 1197. The place-name derives from Old English wægn ‘wagon’ + ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’. There may have been some confusion with Wangford .
Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021