Beckford Surname
Approximately 18,499 people bear this surname
Beckford Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beckford,' a parish in Gloucestershire, about six miles from Tewkesbury.
(Prior) de Bekeford, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBeckford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 8,689 | 1:330 | 64 |
| United States | 5,358 | 1:67,648 | 7,871 |
| England | 2,387 | 1:23,342 | 3,249 |
| Canada | 647 | 1:56,948 | 6,727 |
| Panama | 378 | 1:10,350 | 916 |
| Costa Rica | 245 | 1:19,510 | 704 |
| Bahamas | 224 | 1:1,749 | 288 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Nicaragua | 42 | 1:143,359 | 2,172 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Cayman Islands | 37 | 1:1,727 | 223 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Jersey | 30 | 1:3,307 | 613 |
| Honduras | 30 | 1:293,881 | 2,662 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 153 | 1:159,316 | 13,825 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:177,451 | 15,850 |
Beckford (53) may also be a first name.
Beckford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beckford,' a parish in Gloucestershire, about six miles from Tewkesbury.
(Prior) de Bekeford, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
(Prior) de Bekeford, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam de Beckeford, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Henry de Beckeford, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Alex, de Bikeford, Staffordshire, ibid.
'William Beckford (1709-70), twice Lord Mayor of London. ... The Beckfords were descended from a family long resident in Gloucestershire': Dictionary of National Biography.
1743. Married — Francis Beckford and Lady Albinia Bertie: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Beckford (Glos.) = Becca’s Ford. [A.-Sax, Beccan-ford-Beccan-, genit. of Becca: v. Beck3]
One who came from Bickford (Bica’s ford), a village in Staffordshire, or Beckford (Becca’s ford), in Gloucestershire.
A parish in Gloucestershire, in which county the family first appear, in connection with the Abbey of Gloucester, in the XII. cent. De Beckford. H.R.
(Saxon.) Local. The brook—ford.
A location name in Hampshire.
Beckford Demographics
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Beckford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beckford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beckford occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Beckford? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,020th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 393,943 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Beckford reside; 49 percent reside in Caribbean and 49 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name in the world, borne by 53 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 8,689 people, or 1 in 330. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 40 percent are found, Surrey County, where 34 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 27 percent are found. Besides Jamaica this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Beckford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Beckford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Beckford last name rose 1,893 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,560 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beckford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Beckford surname are 17.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Beckford earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning R 279,984 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,954 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckfords | 94 | 2 | / |
| Beckforrd | 94 | 1 | / |
| Beckfordd | 94 | 1 | / |
| Beeckford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Becford | 93 | 45 | / |
| Bekford | 93 | 8 | / |
| Bickford | 88 | 12,600 | / |
| Backford | 88 | 30 | / |
| Beckfort | 88 | 6 | / |
| Beekford | 88 | 4 | / |
| Becfford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beckferd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bedkford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Veckford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beskford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Biekford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bockford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Beakford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bickfordd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bicckford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bicford | 80 | 7 | / |
| Begford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bokford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bakford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bacford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bitkford | 75 | 2 | / |
| Biskford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bickfort | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bickferd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bekfoort | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bicfford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bigford | 67 | 758 | / |
| Bagford | 67 | 108 | / |
| Bakfort | 67 | 3 | / |
| Begfort | 67 | 2 | / |
| Begferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bigfard | 53 | 0 | / |
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