For background on how the map was made (and its flaws), see the relevant blog entry.
| Ford | fairly rare: Dublin etc. Usually as Forde, q.v. |
| Ford | Forde: líon beag, is cosúil - baineann an chuid is mó des na Fordes le sloinnte Gaelacha: Mac Conshnámha, Mac Giollarnáth (Giolla na Naomh), Ó Fuaráin. IF. |
| Forde | Very numerous: all areas. While this is common in England, in Ireland it stands for a number of indigenous names: Mac Giollarnáth, Mac Conshnámha, Ó Fuaráin, the first two in Connacht, the last in Cork-Waterford. Some English Fords settled in Meath in the 14 cent. The ancestor of Henry Ford (USA) came from Cork in 1847. IF. |
| Fúrd | Forde: féach Fórd thuas. |
| Mac an Átha | Forde: claochlú ar Mac Conshnámha, q.v. |
| Mac Conshnámha | Kineavy, Forde: annamh: Gaillimh & rl. Bhí an chlann seo suite i Muintir Chionnaigh in aice le Loch Aillionn (Liatroim). Deineadh Forde díobh trí mhí-aistriú. Brí: cú + snámh (láthair trasnaithe abhann). Tá Forde orthu go minic anois. |
| Mac Giollarnáth | Very rare: Galway etc. Ir.Lang. See Forde. |
DEDs where Ford and a second surname are found together
This list shows total 1901 Ford households by county.
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