# Fordham (surname)

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**Fordham** is an English surname. The name "Fordham" derives from the [Anglo-Saxon (Old English)](/source/Old_English) words *ford*, meaning a [ford](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ford), and *ham[m]*, which means a low-lying meadow by a source of water. Taken together, the name means a ford by a settlement or a wading place.[1][2]

## Notable people

- [Alan Fordham](/source/Alan_Fordham) (born 1964), English cricketer
- [Andy Fordham](/source/Andy_Fordham) (1962–2021), English darts player
- [Ben Fordham](/source/Ben_Fordham), Australian journalist
- [Debra Fordham](/source/Debra_Fordham), American television producer and writer
- [Elias Pym Fordham](/source/Elias_Pym_Fordham) (1787–?), English-born surveyor of Indianapolis
- [Elijah Fordham](/source/Elijah_Fordham) (1798–1879), member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- [Herbert Fordham](/source/Herbert_Fordham) (1854–1929), English cartographer
- [Julia Fordham](/source/Julia_Fordham) (born 1962), English singer-songwriter
- [John Fordham](/source/John_Fordham_(bishop)) (1388–1425), Bishop of Ely
- [John Fordham](/source/John_Fordham_(jazz_critic)), British jazz critic
- [Kirk Fordham](/source/Kirk_Fordham), American political campaign manager
- [Michael Fordham](/source/Michael_Fordham) (1905–1995), English psychiatrist
- [Montague Fordham](/source/Montague_Fordham) (1864–1948), British agriculturalist
- [Robert Fordham](/source/Robert_Fordham) (born 1942), Australian politician
- [Rosie Fordham](/source/Rosie_Fordham) (born 2002), Australian cross-country skier
- [Sharon Fordham](/source/Sharon_Fordham), American Broadway theatrical producer
- [Ted Fordham](/source/Ted_Fordham) (born 1940), former Australian rules footballer
- [Todd Fordham](/source/Todd_Fordham) (born 1973), retired American Football player
- [Tom Fordham](/source/Tom_Fordham) (born 1974), retired American Major League baseball player

## References

1. ["Fordham Name Meaning & Family History"](http://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=fordham). Ancestry.com.

1. ["Surname Database: Fordham"](http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Fordham). Surname Database.

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