Basford Surname
Approximately 3,426 people bear this surname
Basford Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beresford,' a manor and township in Astonfield, Staffordshire, possessed by the ancestors of the several noble families of this name (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).
William de Boresforde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBasford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,520 | 1:238,460 | 22,828 |
| England | 1,416 | 1:39,349 | 5,091 |
| Australia | 239 | 1:112,953 | 12,558 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 891 | 1:27,357 | 3,727 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 489 | 1:102,697 | 10,383 |
Basford (42) may also be a first name.
Basford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beresford,' a manor and township in Astonfield, Staffordshire, possessed by the ancestors of the several noble families of this name (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).
William de Boresforde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William de Beresford, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1612. Michael Beresford, Hertfordshire, Register of the University of Oxford.
1647. Christopher Beresford and Mary Morgan: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barford,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, near Nottingham. Also townships in Cheshire and Staffordshire.
(Chaplain) de Baseford, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1565. Henry Basford and Joanna Newington: Marriage Lic. (London).
1621. Samuel Basforde, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1695. Buried — 'A child still-born to Edmond Bashford': St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) belonging to Basford = prob. the Red Ford. [Old English baso, red + ford]
Basford, places in cos. Notts, Stafford, and Chester.
Local. The shallow ford or way.
The bears'—ford, from beris, bears, according to Chaucer. Barrasford, from barra, an old word for a plain, open heath.
The Basfords take the name of a township in the county.
The Beresfords of Derbyshire are a branch of a very ancient and distinguished Staffordshire family, to which reference will be found under that county. Amongst the principal Derbyshire branches are those of Ashbourn and Broadlow Ash (G.).
Basford Demographics
Average Basford Salary in
United States
$41,487 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Basford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Basford has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Basford? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,858th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,127,130 people. The last name Basford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Basford are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Basford is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.
Basford is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,520 people, or 1 in 238,460. In The United States Basford is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 20 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Basford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Basford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Basford last name grew 311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Basford Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Basford surname are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Basford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.57% more than the national average, earning R 531,276 per year; in United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.62% more than the national average, earning $55,952 CAD per year.
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