Fordham is an English surname. The name "Fordham" derives from the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) words ford, meaning a 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]

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  1. ^ "Fordham Name Meaning & Family History". Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ "Surname Database: Fordham". Surname Database.