Elford Family History
Elford Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Yelverton in Buckland Monachorum (Devon) recorded as Elleford in 1291 (see Yelverton ) named from the Old English personal name Ella or elle ellen ‘elder tree’ + ford ‘ford’. The name may also derive from any of the places called Elford in Staffordshire and Northumberland both probably from the Old English personal name Ella + ford.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022