# Ford (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ford/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a ford.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 184,832 |
| US rank (2010) | 137 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,670 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (178,397 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fɔɹd/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ford in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ford in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Ford

- Henry Ford, American business magnate (1863–1947)
- Harrison Ford, American actor (born 1942)
- John Ford, American film director (1894–1973)
- Richard Ford, American novelist and short story writer
- Henry Ford II, American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)
- Colin Ford, American actor
- Edsel Bryant Ford, American businessman (1893-1943)
- Tennessee Ernie Ford, American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice (1919–19
- Faith Ford, American actress (born 1964)
- Harrison Ford, American stage and silent film actor (1884–1957)
- Francis Ford, American actor and film director (1881-1953)
- Courtney Ford, American actress

and 70 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Forte, Fort, Forde, Foret, Fred, Forth, Freed, Fried, Friday, Frith, Firth, Frady.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.