How common is the surname Ford?

184,832 people in the United States had the surname Ford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,670 Americans. It ranked 137th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ford?

Henry Ford, American business magnate (1863–1947), followed by Harrison Ford.

Where is the surname Ford most common?

Wikidata records people named Ford in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Ford?

Ford is /fɔɹd/, one syllable.

Is the surname Ford getting more or less common?

More common. 178,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 184,832 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Ford also a first name?

Yes. Ford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ford

A place surname, carried by 184,832 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɔɹd/ 1 syllable Soundex F630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ford is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

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

Ford is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 184,832 people named Ford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,670 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 178,397.

#137

rank among US surnames

184,832

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #124)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#128	Bryant	192,773	1,602
#129	Herrera	192,711	1,602
#130	Gibson	190,667	1,619
#131	Ellis	188,968	1,634
#132	Tran	188,498	1,638
#133	Medina	188,497	1,638
#134	Aguilar	186,512	1,655

Who is named Ford

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Ford identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fords

82 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1944
Henry Ford II
American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)
Colin Ford
American actor, born 1996
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, born 1978

Notable Fords come mostly from the United States (67), the United Kingdom (7) and Australia (6).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Ford

Ford has the Soundex code F630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F630.

Questions

How common is the surname Ford?: 184,832 people in the United States had the surname Ford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,670 Americans. It ranked 137th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ford?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Ford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ford?: Henry Ford, American business magnate (1863–1947), followed by Harrison Ford.
Where is the surname Ford most common?: Wikidata records people named Ford in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Ford?: Ford is /fɔɹd/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Ford?: Ford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ford getting more or less common?: More common. 178,397 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 184,832 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Ford also a first name?: Yes. Ford is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.