Standford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

The Standford family name comes from having lived in one of the many parishes names Stanford, which meant "stone ford." 1 2 3 "There are no less than ten parishes in the south of England of this name." 4

Examples include: Stanford, Kent, which dates back to Saxon times when it was known as Stanford in 1035; Stanford Bishop, Herefordshire, dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was listed as Stanford 5; and Stanford Dingley, Berkshire, listed as Stanworde in the Domesday Book. 5

Early Origins of the Standford family

The surname Standford was first found in Staffordshire where William de Stanford was registered in the Pipe Rolls of 1190-1191. Later in Yorkshire, we found Thomas de Stanford in 1252 and in Leicestershire we found William Staunforde in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327. A few years later, John Stanford was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1332. 6

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include: Adam de Stanford, Oxfordshire; and Symon de Stanford, Huntingdonshire. 4 In Somerset, early rolls there reveal Florentia de Stanforde, 2 Edward III (during the second year of the reign of King Edward III.) 7

Further to the north in Scotland, the name is "of English origin from one or other of several places of the name. Adam de Stanford witnessed the grant by William the Lion of burgh and market to the church of Glasgow, c. 1175, and another charter by same king to the church of Paisley. Robert de Standford witnessed sale of a toft to the canons of Scone in 1219, and Roger de Staunforth was vicar of Banchrytarnny in 1262." 8

Early History of the Standford family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Standford research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1175, 1461, 1509, 1528, 1536, 1547, 1552 and 1558 are included under the topic Early Standford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Standford Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanford, Standerford and others.

Early Notables of the Standford family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir William Stanford, Staunford or Stamford (1509-1558), English judge, born at Hadley, Middlesex, on 22 Aug. 1509, son of William Stanford, mercer, of London. His grandfather was Robert Stanford of...
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Standford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Standford family to Ireland

Some of the Standford family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Standford migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Standford Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Abraham Standford, who arrived in Virginia in 1654 9

Standford Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward Standford, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Standford (post 1700) +

Patric Standford (1939-2014), English composer, pedagogue and writer

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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)