Bashford Surname
Approximately 4,311 people bear this surname
Bashford Surname Definition:
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.
Read More About This SurnameBashford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,153 | 1:25,879 | 3,537 |
| United States | 953 | 1:380,335 | 33,601 |
| Australia | 487 | 1:55,433 | 6,793 |
| New Zealand | 155 | 1:29,215 | 5,112 |
| Canada | 122 | 1:302,013 | 27,942 |
| Jamaica | 97 | 1:29,587 | 2,210 |
| South Africa | 85 | 1:637,385 | 47,411 |
| Ireland | 59 | 1:79,813 | 4,719 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Northern Ireland | 48 | 1:38,438 | 3,628 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 60 | 1:73,831 | 5,346 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 964 | 1:25,286 | 3,490 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 284 | 1:176,826 | 15,798 |
Bashford (12) may also be a first name.
Bashford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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.
Basford, places in cos. Notts, Stafford, and Chester.
From Bassford; a location name in Staffordshire.
Bashford Demographics
Bashford Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bashford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bashford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bashford is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bashford? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 108,053rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,690,454 people. The surname Bashford is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Bashford live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,153 people, or 1 in 25,879. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, West Sussex, where 12 percent are found and West Midlands, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Bashford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bashford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 2 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bashford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bashford surname is principally Presbyterian (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bashford are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.79% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bashford earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.31% less than the national average, earning R 179,868 per year; in United States they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $51,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,364 CAD per year.
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