# 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