64%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. STAN-fərd [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "stone ford" in Old English. PopularityDetails Last ranked #954 in 1973 United States Categories colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, Gravity Falls characters, nature, place names, surnames, The Gilded Age characters, water