Beauford Surname

190,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Beauford Surname Definition:

Beauford: de Bello Fago. The name comes from Beaufer, near Pont l’Évêque. In Leland, corrupted to Bifford. Robert le Sire de Belfore is in Wace’s list. William de Beaufoi held many manors in Norfolk (Domesday). But Byford may stand for By-the-Ford.

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Beauford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1971:164,97916,753
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Beauford (677) may also be a first name.

Beauford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Beauford: de Bello Fago. The name comes from Beaufer, near Pont l’Évêque. In Leland, corrupted to Bifford. Robert le Sire de Belfore is in Wace’s list. William de Beaufoi held many manors in Norfolk (Domesday). But Byford may stand for By-the-Ford.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Beauford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beauford has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beauford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beauford is the 190,320th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,285,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Beauford live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 318,411th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 677 people.

The surname Beauford is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,197 people, or 1 in 164,979. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Beauford occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Beauford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Beauford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beauford last name increased 1,356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beauford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Beauford surname are 6.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.08% registered with the political party.

Beauford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $40,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beaufford949/
Beauhford941/
Beaufourd941/
Beauforde940/
Beuford9372/
Bauford9318/
Beaford9312/
Beaufort884,474/
Beufford8826/
Beuaford884/
Beaufard881/
Baueford880/
Buford8612,067/
Beford86189/
Baford8616/
Beauffort822/
Bueaufort821/
Beauffrod821/
Beauforte821/
Beaufortt820/
Bufford803,276/
Bayford801,455/
Bafford80514/
Bouford80101/
Bueford8075/
Befford8048/
Peaford8024/
Bafourd8014/
Biuford808/
Beafort804/
Baaford804/
Baufort804/
Beufort802/
Bufored802/
Buaford801/
Buyford801/
Bufordd801/
Buforde801/
Beeford801/
Baeford801/
Bafordt801/
Befored801/
Baiford800/
Buiford800/
Bawford800/
Bewford800/
Boaford800/
Beuferd800/
Befordt800/
Beufard800/
Beyford800/
Bford770/
Boufford75534/
Beauverd75319/
Beaufret7523/
Beifordt7513/
Beaufert7511/
Boufourd754/
Beauvard752/
Bueafort751/
Bauffard751/
Bauffort751/
Biadford750/
Buffordt750/
Buefford750/
Byford714,662/
Befort711,356/
Bevard711,133/
Bafort7176/
Bufort7170/
Befard7121/
Bufard7119/
Bafard7117/
Biford7114/
Boford7110/
Buferd719/
Bufrod716/
Buffrd714/
Bafrid712/
Bafrad712/
Peford711/
Bufurd711/
Bufird711/
Bufred711/
Boufrd711/
Befrdu711/
Boufforrd710/
Bouffourd710/
Bufrrd710/
Bwford710/
Befirdu673,865/
Buffard672,914/
Pafford672,339/
Peafort67544/
Beffort67411/
Boufrad67173/
Bouferd67136/
Behfard67123/
Baffard67122/
Bifford6785/
Beyfort6765/
Bevardo6757/
Bufferd6747/
Beuvard6745/
Beifort6734/
Boufard6731/
Bevardi6728/
Beveard6721/
Boufort6721/
Buefort6718/
Boufrid6716/
Pufford6715/
Bofford6713/
Bowford6712/
Beferdu6711/
Bauvard674/
Buffort673/
Bauverd673/
Bievard672/
Byforrd672/
Buffurd672/
Paiford672/
Beofort672/
Paufard671/
Pe Ford671/
Pieford671/
Buefurd671/
Bufhard671/
Beffard671/
Baffouradu671/
Boufred671/
Pyeford671/
Beifard671/
Befarad671/
Buffrad671/
Beyfard671/
Befirde671/
Bufardi671/
Beferde671/
Bafurdi671/
Bufortt671/
Pefford670/
Boufird670/
Beuverd670/
Beefort670/
Bueferd670/
Booford670/
Buforte670/
Bohford670/
Biefrid670/
Beaphard631/

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