Forde: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The last name Forde is another written form of Ford, a well-known English family name. Forde adds “e” to Ford, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Its meaning, shared with Ford, is “River crossing”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The same family of names includes Foord and Forder.

There is no single Forde family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Forde surname pack.