Bampford Last Name Facts and Heraldry

A Bampford ancestor may well appear as Bamford in earlier records. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “the ford by the tree trunk”.

Bampford is listed among the recognised spellings of Bamford. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Bamforth.

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