Rushford Family History
Rushford Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name primarily from Ryshworth in Bingley (Yorkshire) but sometimes perhaps also from Rushford (Norfolk) and Rushford Barton in Chagford (Devon). The Yorkshire and Devon placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + ford ‘ford’. The Norfolk placename derives from Old English risc + worth ‘enclosure’. Americanized form of French Rochefort .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022