Ashforde Family Crest & Name History

Clerks wrote Ashford in many ways, and Ashforde is one that stuck. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Ford by the ash trees”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• The extra “e” in Ashforde is a spelling habit rather than a different name.

Heraldry and the Ashforde name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ashford surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Ashforde report, with a museum-style coat of arms.