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Foord History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Foord History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

As an Irish surname, Foord was an Anglicized version of three different Gaelic names: "Mac Giolla Naomh," meaning "son of the devotee of the saints" was a Sept that originated in southern Connemara. The name also comes from "Mac Consnámha," or "son of the swimming hound." This Connacht Sept has also been Anglicized as Kinneavy. Lastly, in Cork, the name was an Anglicized version of "Fuaráin", though more often it was Anglicized as Foran. There are also many Irish bearers of this name, who are ultimately of English origin. The English name comes from the Old English word "ford," which denotes a shallow section of a river, where it can be crossed. One large family came to County Meath from Devon in the 14th century where they became large land-holders.

Early Origins of the Foord family

The surname Foord was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), and in County Cork where several distinct Irish Septs all came to be known by the English name Foord.

Early History of the Foord family

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Foord Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ford, Forde and others.

Early Notables of the Foord family

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Foord migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Foord Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Adrian Foord, who landed in Virginia in 1643 1
Roger Foord, who landed in New England in 1644 1
Hester Foord, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 1
Lettice Foord, who arrived in Maryland in 1673 1
John Foord, who landed in New Jersey in 1685 1

Foord Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John A Foord, who landed in Iowa in 1883 1

Foord migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Foord Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Foord, (b. 1785), aged 44, English agricultural labourer who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for smuggling, transported aboard the "Claudine" on 19th August 1829, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1830 shortly after arriving 2
George Foord, aged 49, a widower, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 3
Joseph Foord, aged 19, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 3
Ellen Foord, aged 9, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 3
Mary Foord, aged 11, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Oregon" 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Foord (post 1700) +

Charles William "Bill" Foord (1924-2015), English first-class cricketer who played 51 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Herbert Vernon "Bert" Foord (1930-2001), English BBC meteorologist during the 1960s and early 1970s
Stu Foord (b. 1985), Canadian CFL football running back for the BC Lions
Heather Foord (1965-2009), Australian television journalist, recently known for her work on Nine News Queensland, Weekend Presenter (2009-2011)
Caitlin Foord (b. 1994), Australian professional footballer

Historic Events for the Foord family +

Empress of Ireland

Miss Alice Foord (1910-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 4
Mrs. Alice Foord (1882-1914), née Ward Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 4
Mr. Alfred Foord (1881-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 4

The Foord Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Lucrum Christi mihi
Motto Translation: Without Christ, there is no light.

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/claudine
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The barque OREGON, 521 tons - 1851 voyage to South Australia. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Oregon.htm
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 16) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html