Släkthistoria för Clayforth
Clayforth Vad efternamn betyder
probably from Cledford in Middlewich (Cheshire) which is recorded as Clateford and Cleyford in the early 13th century. The place-name derives from Old English *clǣgiht ‘clayey’ (clǣg ‘clay’ + the adjectival suffix -iht) + ford ‘shallow place by which water can be crossed ford’.
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
