Beeforth Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Beeforth Surname Definition:

From Beaford; a location name in Devon.

Beeforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394

Beeforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Beaford; a location name in Devon.

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

Beeforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beeforth is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beeforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,003,904th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Beeforth live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Beeforth is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 66 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Leicestershire, where 6 percent live. Barring England it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Beeforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beeforth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Beeforth surname grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beeforth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Beeforth earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning R 224,868 per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% less than the national average, earning $44,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beforth9362/
Beefort930/
Bedforth8878/
Beefarth881/
Besforth880/
Befort861,356/
Beforh867/
Beefor861/
Beffort80411/
Betfort8080/
Beyfort8065/
Bedfort8034/
Beifort8034/
Buefort8018/
Beafort804/
Besfort802/
Beufort802/
Beeford801/
Bejfort801/
Befordt800/
Weforth800/
Befor7711/
Weyforth75138/
Beifordt7513/
Beiforte7512/
Bethfort7512/
Beetford751/
Bedforts751/
Beedford751/
Bidforth750/
Before71831/
Beford71189/
Befurt71157/
Befart7191/
Bafort7176/
Besfor7115/
Béfort7114/
Bedfor716/
Befour715/
Befert714/
Wefort714/
Bofort713/
Befoor712/
Betfor712/
Beufor711/
Bifort711/
Befarh711/
Bedford6733,955/
Besford67393/
Beffart67277/
Weffort67260/
Beffert67160/
Beafore6786/
Bueford6775/
Beuford6772/
Befford6748/
Betford6737/
Boufort6721/
Beaford6712/
Beifert679/
Bisfort678/
Baufort674/
Befoure673/
Boifort673/
Bedfore672/
Biefert671/
Beyfert671/
Beffore671/
Beuffor671/
Baeford671/
Vehfort671/
Bafordt671/
Bedffor671/
Besfore671/
Bewford670/
Boferth670/
Weifort670/
Beiffor670/
Biffort670/
Beyford670/

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