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The surname Ford has several origins. In some cases it originated as a name for someone who lived in near a ford,〔Ford Family History; Reaney 2006 p. 1200; Reaney 1995 p. 174; Black 1971 pp. 271–272.〕 and is therefore derived from the Old English and Middle English ''ford''.〔Ford Family History; Reaney 2006 p. 1200; Reaney 1995 p. 174.〕 In some cases, the surname is derived from places named ''Ford''. Examples of such places include Ford in Northumberland〔Ford Family History.〕 (from Old English ''ford''),〔Mills 2003.〕 a place in Somerset,〔Reaney 2006 p. 1200; Reaney 1995 p. 174.〕 Ford in Shropshire〔 (from Old English ''ford''),〔 Ford in West Sussex〔 (from Old English ''ford''),〔 and Forde in Dorset.〔 In other cases, the surname is sometimes an anglicised form of three Irish surnames. Two such surnames are ''Mac Giolla na Naomh'', a name meaning "son of ''Gilla na Naomh''"; and ''Mac Conshámha'', a name meaning "son of ''Conshnámha''".〔Ford Family History; Grehan 1997 p. 125; ''The Great Families of Ireland'' p. 145; MacLysaght 1972 pp. 150–151.〕 These surnames were anglicised ''Ford'' because their final syllable was once erroneously thought to be the Irish ''áth'' ("ford").〔 Another Irish surname anglicised ''Ford'' is ''Ó Fuartháin'', a name meaning "descendant of ''Fuarthán''".〔Ford Family History; Foran Family History; Grehan 1997 p. 124; ''The Great Families of Ireland'' p. 145; MacLysaght 1972 pp. 150–151.〕 The personal name ''Fuartháin'', derived from the Irish ''fuar'' ("cold"), was once taken to represent the Irish ''fuarathán'' ("cold little ford"), which led the name to be erroneously translated "ford".〔Ford Family History; Foran Family History.〕 The former two Irish surnames were borne by septs centred in the province of Connacht, whilst the latter was borne by a sept centred in County Cork (in the province of Munster).〔Grehan 1997 pp. 124–125; O'Laughlin 1992 p. 114; ''The Great Families of Ireland'' p. 145; MacLysaght 1972 pp. 150–151.〕 In some cases the surname ''Ford'' is an americanized form of like-sounding Jewish surnames, or else a translated form of the German ''Fürth''.〔 Early instances of the surname ''Ford'' include ''de la forda'' in the eleventh century, ''æt Fordan'' in the twelfth-century, ''de la Forthe'' in the thirteenth-century, and ''Foorde''〔Reaney 2006 p. 1200; Reaney 1995 p. 174.〕 and ''de Furd'' in the fifteenth century.〔Black 1971 pp. 271–272.〕 The surname ''Ford'', when found in Ireland, may be of English or Irish origin since many Ford families have immigrated to Ireland at various times in history. For example, a particular noted family of the name in County Meath emigrated from Devon in the fourteenth century.〔Grehan 1997 p. 125; O'Laughlin 1992 p. 114; ''The Great Families of Ireland'' p. 145; MacLysaght 1972 pp. 150–151.〕 In Ireland, birth records for the year 1890 reveal that the surname ''Ford'' was much less common than the variant ''Forde'' (154 births compared to only 39).〔''The Great Families of Ireland'' p. 145.〕 ==A== * Aiden Ford, a fictional character from the television show ''Stargate Atlantis'' * Alan Ford (actor) (born 1937), English actor * Alan Ford (swimmer), 1940s American swimmer * Alan Ford (comics), an Italian comics character * Aleksander Ford (1908–1980), Polish film director * Alphonso Ford (1971–2004), American basketball player *Andrew Ford (composer) (born 1957), English-Australian composer, writer and radio presenter *Andrew Ford (courtier), British Army officer, Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office *Andrew Ford (cricketer) (born 1963), Bahamian cricketer *Andy Ford (born 1954), English association football player and manager 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ford (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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