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Meaning & History
Transferred use of the surname Montford meaning either "from a communal ford or water crossing" or "from Munda's ford," Munda being an old English personal name meaning "protector, guardian," as seen in names such as Edmund. Noted bearers include Oklahoma's famed "Chickasaw Rancher" Montford Thomas Johnson (1843–1896).