Ford by the pool or flax ford
A traditional English habitational name, Lynford likely refers to a shallow river crossing (ford) near a pool or lake (hlynn) or a place where flax (lin) was grown. It is part of a category of British surnames derived from specific geographic locations.
Less common today
Lynford isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,949 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Olympic gold medalist sprinter
Prominent 18th-century Pennsylvania political figure
