Bedford Surname
Approximately 33,955 people bear this surname
Bedford Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bedford', in Bedfordshire.
John de Bedford, jaillaur, 9 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Jordan de Bedeford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Bedeford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBedford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,692 | 1:4,390 | 596 |
| United States | 12,215 | 1:29,673 | 3,684 |
| Australia | 3,191 | 1:8,460 | 1,259 |
| Canada | 1,993 | 1:18,488 | 2,613 |
| New Zealand | 784 | 1:5,776 | 954 |
| South Africa | 685 | 1:79,092 | 9,792 |
| Nigeria | 601 | 1:294,747 | 16,538 |
| Wales | 330 | 1:9,377 | 1,029 |
| Ireland | 244 | 1:19,299 | 2,018 |
| Scotland | 169 | 1:31,679 | 3,205 |
| Liberia | 86 | 1:51,262 | 4,572 |
| Northern Ireland | 73 | 1:25,274 | 2,815 |
| Mexico | 71 | 1:1,748,256 | 17,580 |
| Barbados | 68 | 1:4,227 | 536 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38 | 1:1,453 | 269 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 15 | 1:7,358 | 1,106 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Ghana | 10 | 1:2,702,069 | 11,564 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 60 | 1:73,831 | 5,346 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,978 | 1:3,493 | 494 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:16,685 | 993 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:79,643 | 4,400 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,686 | 1:18,696 | 2,376 |
Bedford (1,864) may also be a first name.
Bedford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bedford', in Bedfordshire.
John de Bedford, jaillaur, 9 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Jordan de Bedeford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Bedeford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Johannes de Bedforth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1578. Antony Bedford, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.
1589. John Robynson and Ann Bedford: Marriage Lic. (London).
1707. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Bedford: St. James, Clerkenwell.
BEDEFORD: From Bedford in co. Bedford, England. Henricus de Bedeforth witnessed a quitclaim by Johannes, son of Mathew Loremarius of Perth, 1240 (Scon, p. 61). W. de Bedeford witnessed a gift to the church of Glasgow, c. 1260 (REG., p. 177).
(English) belonging to Bedford = Bedica’s Ford. [Anglo-Saxon Bedican-ford-Bedican-, genit. of Bedica]
(English) One who came from Bedford (Beda’s ford), in Bedfordshire.
Godwidere and Osgar de Bedeford were tenants in capite in Bedfordshire, 1086. Domesd. The former had held the same lands before the Conquest.
Local. A town and shire in England; from the Saxon bedan, battle, war, slaughter, and ford, a way or shallow place for crossing a river. Byddin—ffordd, Welsh, the route or way of the army.
A location name in the county town.
Bedford Demographics
Average Bedford Salary in
United States
$43,772 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bedford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bedford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bedford (Russian: Бедфорд) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bedford? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,365th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 214,624 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Bedford live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 176,366th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,864 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 12,692 people, or 1 in 4,390. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Apart from England Bedford exists in 87 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Bedford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bedford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bedford last name grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 351 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 407 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bedford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bedford surname are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bedford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.56% more than the national average, earning R 429,084 per year; in United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $51,837 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bedford Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford in the Russian language | ||
| Бедфорд | bedford | - |
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Bedford Reference & Research
Bedford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bedford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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