Bedingfield Surname

162,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Bedingfield Surname Definition:

Orgerus de Pugeys (or Longueville) came hither at the Conquest, and was one of the four knights of the Lord Malet, lord of the manor of Eye, co. Suffolk, who gave him the manor of Bedingfield in that vicinity, unde nomen. Courthope's Debrett.

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Bedingfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7781:203,85820,012
England5121:108,82411,299
Australia1331:202,97519,846
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Canada501:736,91258,785
Malta241:17,9281,021
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2491:97,8939,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Bedingfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Orgerus de Pugeys (or Longueville) came hither at the Conquest, and was one of the four knights of the Lord Malet, lord of the manor of Eye, co. Suffolk, who gave him the manor of Bedingfield in that vicinity, unde nomen. Courthope's Debrett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stated to be descended from Ogerus de Pugeys (possibly Puchay, near Evreux), who came to England, t. William I., with William Malet, Baron of Eye (Lower).

[Beech] a form of Beach.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Suffolk.

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

Bedingfield Last Name Facts

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

Bedingfield is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedingfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 162,721st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,727,375 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bedingfield live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 203,858. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 27 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Bedingfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bedingfield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 999 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedingfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bedingfield surname are 27.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Bedingfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.8% more than the national average, earning R 809,880 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning $56,425 CAD per year.

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