Stafford (surname)

Stafford is an English surname originating from Staffordshire which may derive from Anglo-Saxon meaning 'landing stage by the ford'. The Staffords may also refer to the people of Staffordshire. see also: de Stafford, de Staffort

People
People with this surname include:


 * Stafford (baseball), 19th century baseball player(s) with an unknown given name
 * Abi Stafford, American ballet dancer and sister of Jonathan
 * Alexander Stafford, British politician
 * Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon (1483–1544), mistress of Henry VIII who was prosecuted for adultery with his friend, William Compton
 * Barbara Stafford
 * Barbara Stafford (born 1953), American legislator
 * Barbara Maria Stafford (born 1941), American art historian and writer
 * Drew Stafford (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player
 * Edmund Stafford (disambiguation)
 * Edmund Stafford (1344–1419) Bishop of Exeter
 * Edmund Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1272–1308), British nobleman who was summoned to parliament by King Edward I
 * Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (1377–1398), British nobleman
 * Edward Stafford (disambiguation)
 * Edward Stafford (politician) (1819–1901), third Premier of New Zealand
 * Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521), brother of Henry VIII's mistress Anne Stafford, executed for treason
 * Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (1470–1498), British nobleman
 * Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford (1535–1603), British nobleman
 * Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford (1572–1625), British nobleman
 * Sir Edward Stafford (diplomat) (1552–1604), British ambassador to Paris; MP; a traitor in the pay of Spain
 * Sir Edward Stafford (politician) (1819–1901), Premier of New Zealand
 * Cdr. Edward Peary Stafford, USN (Ret.) (1918-2013), USN officer, naval aviator, and author.
 * Ed Stafford (Edward James Stafford FRSGS; born 1975), British explorer
 * Emma Stafford, British classicist
 * Erik Stafford, American economist
 * Frederick Stafford (1928–1979), Austrian-born actor
 * Garrett Stafford (born 1980), American professional hockey player
 * Godfrey Stafford (1920–2013), South African-born British physicist
 * Greg Stafford
 * Greg Stafford (game designer) (1948–2018), formally "Francis Gregory Stafford", American role playing game designer and shamanic practitioner
 * Greg Stafford (footballer) (born 1974), Australian rules football player
 * Greg Stafford (politician), British Member of Parliament
 * Jessica-Jane Stafford (née Jessica-Jane Clement; born 1985), British actress and TV presenter
 * Harrison Stafford (1912–2004), American football player
 * Harry Stafford (disambiguation)
 * Harry Stafford (1869–1940), British footballer
 * Harry Stafford (motorcyclist) (born 1993), British motorcycle racer
 * Helen A. Stafford (1922–2011), American plant physiologist and phytochemist
 * Henry Stafford (disambiguation)
 * Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1501–1563), British nobleman
 * Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1454–1483), British nobleman
 * Sir Henry Stafford (died 1471), second son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Lady Anne Neville, and third husband of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
 * Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford (1342–1386), British nobleman
 * Humphrey Stafford (disambiguation)
 * Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402–1460), British nobleman and a military commander in the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses
 * Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford (1425–1455), British nobleman
 * Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon, 1st Baron Stafford of Southwick (1439?–69), British nobleman
 * James Stafford (born 1932), American Cardinal Major Penitentiary of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Jean Stafford (1915–1979), American short story writer and novelist
 * Jean Stafford (musician) (born 1950), Australian country music artist
 * Jim Stafford (born 1944), American comedian and musician
 * Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American traditional pop singer
 * John Stafford (disambiguation)
 * John Stafford (d.1452), Archbishop of Canterbury
 * John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1427–1473), English nobleman
 * Jonathan Stafford, American retired ballet dancer, New York City Ballet artistic director and brother of Abi
 * Lee Stafford (born 1966), celebrity hairdresser
 * Maria Brewster Brooks Stafford (1809–1896), American educator
 * Marilyn Stafford (1925-2023), American-born British photographer
 * Mary Stafford, née Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn and mistress of Henry VIII
 * Mary Stafford (singer) (1895–1938), American cabaret singer
 * Matthew Stafford
 * Matthew Stafford (born 1988), American football player
 * Matthew Stafford (politician) (1852–1950), Irish businessman and senator
 * Michelle Stafford (born 1965), American actress, screenwriter and producer
 * Nancy Stafford (born 1954), American actress, speaker and author
 * Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford (1301–1372), British nobleman
 * Robert Stafford (disambiguation), several people
 * Ronald B. Stafford (1935–2005), American politician
 * Susan Stafford (born 1945), American model, actress and television host
 * Tal Stafford (1890–1967), American college sports coach
 * Terry Stafford (1941–1996), American singer and songwriter
 * Thomas Stafford (disambiguation), several people
 * Victoria "Tori" Stafford (2000–2009), Canadian murder victim
 * William Stafford (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

 * Edward Stafford (The Tudors), a fictionalized version of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham, on the TV show "The Tudors"

Others

 * Justice Stafford (disambiguation), judges named Stafford
 * Baron Stafford, persons of the Stafford Barony, holding the title Baron Stafford ; also Viscount Stafford
 * Earl of Stafford, persons of the Stafford Earldom, holding the title Count of Stafford ; also Marquess Stafford