Ledford Family History
Ledford Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from either of two places called Lydford in Devon and Somerset. The first is named with the river name Lyd (from Old English hl̄de ‘noisy stream’) + Old English ford i.e. ‘ford over the Lyd river’. Lydford in Somerset was named ‘ford over the noisy stream’ from Old English hl̄de + ford.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022