Bashford Surname

108,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Bashford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1531:25,8793,537
United States9531:380,33533,601
Australia4871:55,4336,793
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Jamaica971:29,5872,210
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Wales521:59,5105,360
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Scotland371:144,6988,671
France221:3,019,215204,848
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9641:25,2863,490
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:176,82615,798

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.

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

Basford, places in cos. Notts, Stafford, and Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bassford; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batshford940/
Basford933,426/
Bashfor93219/
Bassford881,568/
Batsford88902/
Bashfore88554/
Washford88157/
Bashfour885/
Bashfort882/
Bathford881/
Basfford881/
Bhashfor881/
Vashford881/
Bahsford881/
Bashfhor881/
Badsford880/
Baisford880/
Boshford880/
Bashferd880/
Bachford880/
Basfor865,707/
Baford8616/
Bashforth82624/
Batchford82232/
Beachford822/
Beauhford821/
Basfore8010,666/
Bayford801,455/
Bafford80514/
Besford80393/
Bosford8076/
Basfour8049/
Basfoor8024/
Bashfar8021/
Badford8019/
Bauford8018/
Bafourd8014/
Beaford8012/
Baasfor8011/
Batford809/
Vashfor808/
Basferd806/
Bhasfor805/
Baaford804/
Basfhor804/
Bausfor803/
Batsfor801/
Vasford801/
Bafords801/
Bafordt801/
Bassfor801/
Bahfour801/
Baiford800/
Bawford800/
Wasford800/
Baxford800/
Bapford800/
Bohford800/
D'Bassford781/
Bafor77210/
Botsford752,418/
Bodsford75181/
Bessford7572/
Bashphor7531/
Basfoure756/
Bachfore756/
Beadford755/
Bausfore754/
Bassfort752/
Basforth751/
Boxsford751/
Batfford751/
Basfhore751/
Bhadford751/
Baffords751/
Badsfore751/
Basdfore751/
Basforre751/
Basforte751/
Bassfore751/
Bochford750/
Bassferd750/
Bossford750/
Wadsford750/
Beusford750/
Boshferd750/
Baadford750/
Bothford750/
Battford750/
Basfar711,774/
Vasfor71210/
Bafort7176/
Bafour7156/
Bafore7145/
Bottsford7131/
Bosfor7123/
Botchford7117/
Bafard7117/
Boford7110/
Baphor719/
Bajfor717/
Bahfar716/
Wattsford714/
Bashphore714/
Bazfor714/
Baffor713/
Bafoor712/
Boichford711/
Watchford711/
Vaishfard711/
Bafuor711/
Bahsforre711/
Beaufourd711/
Bashphorh711/
Washforth710/
Badfor710/
Watsfordt710/
Baffour6726,297/
Baffuor67278/
Bodford67235/
Boxford67128/
Baffard67122/
Bouford67101/
Beafore6786/
Beuford6772/
Bassfar6742/
Bajfore6741/
Baafour6728/
Botford6720/
Bajphor6716/
Basfare6715/
Bofford6713/
Bowford6712/
Bosfore679/
Baufour677/
Beafort674/
Baufort674/
Wosford673/
Baifour673/
Baffore673/
Waxford672/
Besfort672/
Botsfor671/
Bhasfar671/
Bachfar671/
Bahphor671/
Vaasfor671/
Baffoor671/
Bauffor671/
Booford670/
Beyford670/

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