Titford Family History

from North Tidworth (Wilts) or South Tidworth (Hants) with substitution of -ford for -worth. The Wilts place-name is recorded as (æt) Tudanwyrðe in a 14th century copy of a document from the 10th century; the Hants place-name is recorded as Tudewrth in 120. The place-names derive from the Old English personal name Tuda + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.

from Tetworth (Hunts) with substitution of -ford for -worth. The place-name is recorded as Tetteworth in 1209 and derives from an Old English personal name *Tetta + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.

from Tetford (Lincs) which is recorded as Tedforde in 1086 and Thetford in the 12th century. The place-name means ‘public ford’ from Old English þēod ‘nation people’ also with the sense ‘common public’ + ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’.