Ford

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): fforde === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹd/ Homophone: ford Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d === Proper noun === Ford (countable and uncountable, plural Fords) A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a ford. A placename: A number of places in the United Kingdom: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7709). A hamlet in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4080). A suburb of Plymouth, Devon (OS grid ref SX4656). A hamlet in Holbeton parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6150). A hamlet in Temple Guiting parish, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0829). A hamlet in Ford and Stoke Prior parish, south of Leominster, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5155) A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3398). A small village and civil parish in northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NT9437). A village and civil parish west of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4113). A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0003). A small village in North Wraxall parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8375). A village in Laverstock parish, near Salisbury, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1533). A small village at the south-west end of Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN8603). A hamlet in Wolfscastle community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9526). A number of places in the USA: An extinct town in Bartow County, Georgia. A small city in Ford County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Ford (plural Fords) A make of car, named for Henry Ford, or a car (or other vehicle) of this make. 1958, John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society, page 141: It is easy to see why the modern car manufacturer does not enjoy the eminence of a Ford or an Olds. ==== Derived terms ==== Ford City ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Statistics === According to the 2010 United States Census, Ford is the 137th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 184,832 individuals. Ford is most common among White (62.05%) and Black (32.00%) individuals. === References === === Anagrams === dorf == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Ford. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfort] === Proper noun === Ford m anim (relational adjective Fordův) a surname in English, Ford m ==== Declension ==== This proper noun needs an inflection-table template. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Ford. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ/ (Canada, Missouri, New England, Louisiana) IPA(key): /fɔɹd/ === Proper noun === Ford m or f by sense an English surname an American motorcar manufacturer === Noun === Ford f (plural Fords) a Ford automobile