Bamford Surname

33,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bamford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Bamford is a township in the parish of Middleton, near Bury, Lancashire.

'The estate of Bamford was granted to Thomas de Bamfordby, Sir Adam de Bury, temp. Henry III, for his homage and services,' &c.

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Bamford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,3681:7,5621,105
United States2,9131:124,42813,231
Australia2,3921:11,2861,667
Canada1,0831:34,0224,378
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
New Zealand3181:14,2402,490
Wales3101:9,9821,105
Northern Ireland2831:6,5201,175
Scotland2271:23,5852,631
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
France321:2,075,710171,237
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Guernsey221:2,929767
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Finland91:610,74534,002
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2151:20,6042,387
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4401:5,490837
Wales671:23,4091,353
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:119,56811,675

Bamford (32) may also be a first name.

Bamford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Bamford is a township in the parish of Middleton, near Bury, Lancashire.

'The estate of Bamford was granted to Thomas de Bamfordby, Sir Adam de Bury, temp. Henry III, for his homage and services,' &c.: Baines' Lancashire.

Richard de Bamford, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Bamforth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam de Baumford, 1379: ibid.

1602. William Bamford, of Bamford, parish of Bury: Wills at Chester.

1613. James Bamford, of Hurdsueld: ibid.

1738. Henry Bamford and Elizabeth Becket: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Bamford = the Tree-Ford. [Old English beám, a tree, beam + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bamford (ford with a footbridge), the name of places in Derbyshire and Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Places in eos. Derby and Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire, Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

In the 17th century there was an old family of Bamford of Bamford House; there was also another family of Bamford Hall (B.). Jerome Bamford held land in the Mealegate in the manor of Manchester during the reign of Elizabeth (Har.). The name was well established in Rochdale parish in the 16th century (F.), and still occurs there. There is a Lancashire village thus called.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bamford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bamford Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bamford is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bamford is the 33,607th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 461,266 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Bamford reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Bamford is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 32 people.

The last name Bamford is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 7,368 people, or 1 in 7,562. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 12 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Bamford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bamford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bamford surname increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 694 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 841 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bamford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bamford last name are 3.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bamford earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.89% less than the national average, earning 325,697 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning R 227,088 per year; in United States they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $49,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bampford930/
Bamfor922/
Banford861,363/
Bomford86727/
Bemford864/
Bamfort862/
Bamfard861/
Vamford861/
Bamnfor861/
Wamford860/
Bamferd860/
Bamforth802,244/
Beimford8046/
Boumford8022/
Beanford802/
Boomford801/
Bomnford801/
Bainford800/
Bamforte800/
Banfor7744/
Bomfor771/
Bamfar771/
Baumforth7514/
Wanford7195/
Banfore7129/
Basnfor719/
Vanford717/
Bonford715/
Banfard711/
Bamphor711/
Bomfort711/
Vamfort710/
Beanfor710/
Banferd710/
Banfour710/
Banfort710/
Beimfohr67278/
Wainford6753/
Bounford6751/
Basnfore6726/
Banforth6714/
Baamfare676/
Beanfort676/
Basimfar675/
Beinford672/
Bomforte672/
Bomforth671/
Bonnford670/

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