Where Does the Danford Surname Come From?

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Danford usually leads back to Danforth. The name is generally explained as “Someone who came from Denford (ford in a valley)”.

• The 2010 census count for Danford in the United States was 2,692, good for rank 11,644. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Records show Danford as one of the forms Danforth took over time.

Danford coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Danford, so the heraldry linked to Danforth is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Danford surname pack.