Stanford

English

"stony ford"

Stanford Origin and Meaning

The name Stanford is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stony ford".

Even if you're a loyal alumnus, consider something less ultraupright, like Yale or Cal.

Stanford Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

Famous People Named Stanford

• Stanford White American architect, involved in a turn,of,the,century sex scandal and murder
• Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris U.S. Congressman from Virginia
• (Isaac) Stanford Jolley American character actor
• Stanford Moore American chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Stanford Sherock Keglar American NFL football player
• Stanford Bermond Routt American NFL football player
• Stanford Everett Morse Jr., American politician from Mississippi
• Leland Stanford American industrialist, founder of Stanford University

The name Stanford in Pop Culture

• Stanford Blatch character on TV's "Sex and the City"
• Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smith character on animated series "American Dad!"
• Stanford Pines "Ford " great uncle on "Gravity Falls", twin to Stanley "Stan"
• Stanford University in Stanford California, USA