Maddaford Family History
Maddaford Name Meaning
from Maddaford in Okehampton (Devon) which is recorded as Maddeford in 1285 or less probably from Madford in Beaworthy (Devon) which is recorded as Madresford in 1281 Madeford in 1400. Maddaford in Okehampton derives from an Old English personal name *Madda + Old English ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’. Madford in Beaworthy probably derives from the Old English personal name Mǣðhere (genitive Mǣðheres) + Old English ford.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016