Fordham (surname)
Fordham is an English surname. The name "Fordham" derives from the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) words ford, meaning a ford, and ham, 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.
Notable people
- Alan Fordham, English cricketer
- Andy Fordham, English darts player
- Ben Fordham, Australian journalist
- Debra Fordham, American television producer and writer
- Elias Pym Fordham, English-born surveyor of Indianapolis
- Elijah Fordham, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Herbert Fordham, English cartographer
- Julia Fordham, English singer-songwriter
- John Fordham, Bishop of Ely
- John Fordham, British jazz critic
- Kirk Fordham, American political campaign manager
- Michael Fordham, English psychiatrist
- Montague Fordham, British agriculturalist
- Robert Fordham, Australian politician
- Sharon Fordham, American Broadway theatrical producer
- Ted Fordham, former Australian rules footballer
- Todd Fordham, retired American Football player
- Tom Fordham, retired American Major League baseball player