Släkthistoria för Mossford
Mossford Vad efternamn betyder
of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a place named with Old English mos ‘moss lichen’ + ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’ but this cannot be certain as no medieval bearers have been found. It may be from Mosswood near Consett (Durham) recorded as Moseforth in 1378 but the concentration of the surname in Cheshire suggests it has a different origin.
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
