Besford Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Besford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beresford,' a manor and township in Astonfield, Staffordshire, possessed by the ancestors of the several noble families of this name (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).

William de Boresforde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Besford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:175,21415,952
Australia371:729,61448,196
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:125,64611,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Besford (35) may also be a first name.

Besford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beresford,' a manor and township in Astonfield, Staffordshire, possessed by the ancestors of the several noble families of this name (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).

William de Boresforde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William de Beresford, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1612. Michael Beresford, Hertfordshire, Register of the University of Oxford.

1647. Christopher Beresford and Mary Morgan: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Bel to Besford = prob. Beag(e)’s Ford. [Old English ford] 2 for Basford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The bears'—ford, from beris, bears, according to Chaucer. Barrasford, from barra, an old word for a plain, open heath.

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

A location name in Worcestershire.

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

The Beresfords of Derbyshire are a branch of a very ancient and distinguished Staffordshire family, to which reference will be found under that county. Amongst the principal Derbyshire branches are those of Ashbourn and Broadlow Ash (G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Besford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Besford (Russian: Бэсфорд) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 735,823rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Besford are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles. Besford is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 175,214. In England Besford is most frequent in: Northumberland, where 15 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent are found and Durham, where 11 percent are found. Beside England Besford occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Besford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Besford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Besford last name expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Besford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

Besford earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Besford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Besford in the Russian language
Бэсфордbesford-

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