Beaufort Surname

104,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Beaufort Surname Definition:

(French) Noble Stronghold [French beau, bel, fine, noble; Latin bell-us + French fort, a stronghold, fort; from Latin fort-is, strong] There are several places of this name in France.

Beaufort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,8271:23,4962,746
United States7641:474,42340,290
Belgium2681:42,8987,008
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Jamaica711:40,4222,599
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Australia451:599,90442,958
England391:1,428,66862,556
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Beaufort (197) may also be a first name.

Beaufort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Noble Stronghold [French beau, bel, fine, noble; Latin bell-us + French fort, a stronghold, fort; from Latin fort-is, strong] There are several places of this name in France.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Northen French) De Beaufort, from the fine or commodious fort. De Bello Forti.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Beaufort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beaufort is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beaufort? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beaufort is the 104,820th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,628,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Beaufort reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Beaufort is also the 646,152nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 197 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 2,827 people, or 1 in 23,496. In France Beaufort is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Grand Est, where 15 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Beaufort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Beaufort has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beaufort last name rose 780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beaufort Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Beaufort last name are 20.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Beaufort earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning R 316,764 per year; in United States they earn 11.63% less than the national average, earning $38,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.64% less than the national average, earning $39,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beauffort942/
Bueaufort941/
Beauforte941/
Beaufortt940/
Beafort934/
Baufort934/
Beufort932/
Beauford882,218/
Beaufret8823/
Beaufert8811/
Bueafort881/
Bauffort881/
Befort861,356/
Bafort8676/
Bufort8670/
Beaufford829/
Beauhford821/
Beaufourd821/
Beauforde820/
Peafort80544/
Beffort80411/
Beuford8072/
Beyfort8065/
Beifort8034/
Boufort8021/
Bauford8018/
Buefort8018/
Beaford8012/
Buffort803/
Beofort802/
Bafordt801/
Bufortt801/
Beefort800/
Befordt800/
Buforte800/
Bfort773/
Bouffort75711/
Beauvert7529/
Beufford7526/
Beifordt7513/
Beiforte7512/
Beuaford754/
Beaufard751/
Bouforte751/
Beoforte751/
Baueford750/
Buffordt750/
Buford7112,067/
Beford71189/
Befurt71157/
Befart7191/
Bevort7169/
Pafort7166/
Baford7116/
Béfort7114/
Bafrat715/
Befert714/
Bofort713/
Bufert712/
Beauffrod711/
Bevart711/
Bifort711/
Bafart711/
Bafrit711/
Beforetwo711/
Boufrt711/
Bufford673,276/
Bayford671,455/
Bafarat67965/
Bafford67514/
Buffart67348/
Bevaart67284/
Beffart67277/
Beffert67160/
Beavert67158/
Bouford67101/
Bueford6775/
Piefort6765/
Paufert6762/
Peyfort6750/
Befford6748/
Buffert6746/
Bevarta6730/
Peaford6724/
Bafourd6714/
Bufarat6711/
Bauvert6711/
Beifert679/
Biuford678/
Boufrit678/
Bevoort676/
Baaford674/
Boufrat674/
Boifort673/
Boufart673/
Bufored672/
Beuvart672/
Buaford671/
Buyford671/
Bufertt671/
Bufordd671/
Buforde671/
Beeford671/
Beyfert671/
Baeford671/
Bafarti671/
Befored671/
Bafarot671/
Pauvort671/
Peffort671/
Biefert671/
Bfrt671/
Baiford670/
Buiford670/
Bawford670/
Boufert670/
Bewford670/
Boaford670/
Beuferd670/
Beavart670/
Bevarat670/
Beuvert670/
Biffort670/
Beufard670/
Beyford670/
Biadford630/
Beaphard501/

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