Stafford (surname) explained

Stafford
Language:	English
Language origin:	English
Derivation:	"Staef" (landing stage) + "forda" (ford)
Meaning:	"the landing-stage by the ford"

Stafford is an English surname originating from Staffordshire which may derive from Anglo-Saxon meaning 'landing stage by the ford'.^{[1] [2]} The Staffords may also refer to the people of Staffordshire. see also:de Stafford,de Staffort

People

People with this surname include:

• Stafford (baseball), 19th century baseball player(s) with an unknown given name
• Abi Stafford, American ballet dancer and sister of Jonathan
• Alexander Stafford, British politician
• Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon (1483–1544), mistress of Henry VIII who was prosecuted for adultery with his friend, William Compton
• Barbara Stafford
  • Barbara Stafford (born 1953), American legislator
  • Barbara Maria Stafford (born 1941), American art historian and writer
• Drew Stafford (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player
• Edmund Stafford (disambiguation)
  • Edmund Stafford (1344–1419) Bishop of Exeter
  • Edmund Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1272–1308), British nobleman who was summoned to parliament by King Edward I
  • Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (1377–1398), British nobleman
• Edward Stafford (disambiguation)
  • Edward Stafford (politician) (1819–1901), third Premier of New Zealand
  • Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521), brother of Henry VIII's mistress Anne Stafford, executed for treason
  • Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (1470–1498), British nobleman
  • Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford (1535–1603), British nobleman
  • Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford (1572–1625), British nobleman
  • Sir Edward Stafford (diplomat) (1552–1604), British ambassador to Paris; MP; a traitor in the pay of Spain
  • Sir Edward Stafford (politician) (1819–1901), Premier of New Zealand
  • Cdr. Edward Peary Stafford, USN (Ret.) (1918-2013), USN officer, naval aviator, and author.
  • Ed Stafford (Edward James Stafford FRSGS; born 1975), British explorer
• Emma Stafford, British classicist
• Erik Stafford, American economist
• Frederick Stafford (1928–1979), Austrian-born actor
• Garrett Stafford (born 1980), American professional hockey player
• Godfrey Stafford (1920–2013), South African-born British physicist
• Greg Stafford
  • Greg Stafford (game designer) (1948–2018), formally "Francis Gregory Stafford", American role playing game designer and shamanic practitioner
  • Greg Stafford (footballer) (born 1974), Australian rules football player
  • Greg Stafford (politician), British Member of Parliament
• Jessica-Jane Stafford (née Jessica-Jane Clement; born 1985), British actress and TV presenter
• Harrison Stafford (1912–2004), American football player
• Harry Stafford (disambiguation)
  • Harry Stafford (1869–1940), British footballer
  • Harry Stafford (motorcyclist) (born 1993), British motorcycle racer
• Helen A. Stafford (1922–2011), American plant physiologist and phytochemist
• Henry Stafford (disambiguation)
  • Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1501–1563), British nobleman
  • Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1454–1483), British nobleman
  • Sir Henry Stafford (died 1471), second son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Lady Anne Neville, and third husband of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
• Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford (1342–1386), British nobleman
• Humphrey Stafford (disambiguation)
  • Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402–1460), British nobleman and a military commander in the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses
  • Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford (1425–1455), British nobleman
  • Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon, 1st Baron Stafford of Southwick (1439?–69), British nobleman
• James Stafford (born 1932), American Cardinal Major Penitentiary of the Roman Catholic Church
• Jean Stafford (1915–1979), American short story writer and novelist
• Jean Stafford (musician) (born 1950), Australian country music artist
• Jim Stafford (born 1944), American comedian and musician
• Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American traditional pop singer
• John Stafford (disambiguation)
  • John Stafford (d.1452), Archbishop of Canterbury
  • John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1427–1473), English nobleman
• Jonathan Stafford, American retired ballet dancer, New York City Ballet artistic director and brother of Abi
• Lee Stafford (born 1966), celebrity hairdresser
• Maria Brewster Brooks Stafford (1809–1896), American educator
• Marilyn Stafford (1925-2023), American-born British photographer
• Mary Stafford, née Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn and mistress of Henry VIII
• Mary Stafford (singer) (1895–1938), American cabaret singer
• Matthew Stafford
  • Matthew Stafford (born 1988), American football player
  • Matthew Stafford (politician) (1852–1950), Irish businessman and senator
• Michelle Stafford (born 1965), American actress, screenwriter and producer
• Nancy Stafford (born 1954), American actress, speaker and author
• Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford (1301–1372), British nobleman
• Robert Stafford (disambiguation), several people
• Ronald B. Stafford (1935–2005), American politician
• Susan Stafford (born 1945), American model, actress and television host
• Tal Stafford (1890–1967), American college sports coach
• Terry Stafford (1941–1996), American singer and songwriter
• Thomas Stafford (disambiguation), several people
• Victoria "Tori" Stafford (2000–2009), Canadian murder victim
• William Stafford (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

• Edward Stafford (The Tudors), a fictionalized version of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham, on the TV show "The Tudors"

Others

• Justice Stafford (disambiguation), judges named Stafford
• Baron Stafford, persons of the Stafford Barony, holding the title Baron Stafford ; also Viscount Stafford
• Earl of Stafford, persons of the Stafford Earldom, holding the title Count of Stafford ; also Marquess Stafford

See also

• • Stafford (disambiguation)
• Stafford family tree showing relationships between some of the above.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stafford Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. 2021-11-07. HouseOfNames. January 2000 . EN.
2. Web site: Surname Database: Stafford Last Name Origin. 2021-11-07. The Internet Surname Database.