Bessford Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bessford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bessford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:807,50843,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bessford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bessford has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bessford are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bessford is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England it is mostly found in: Durham, where 51 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Besides England Bessford occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Bessford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bessford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besford93393/
Bassford881,568/
Bedsford883/
Betsford880/
Bossford880/
Beusford880/
Beford86189/
Besfor8615/
Bethsford821/
Bettsford820/
Bedsfords820/
Bedford8033,955/
Basford803,426/
Bosford8076/
Beuford8072/
Befford8048/
Betford8037/
Beaford8012/
Wesford803/
Bexford802/
Besfort802/
Beeford801/
Besfore801/
Bisford800/
Bedsfor800/
Bewford800/
Befordt800/
Beyford800/
D'Bassford781/
Befor7711/
Bashford754,311/
Beufford7526/
Beifordt7513/
Beadford755/
Beddford755/
Bassfort752/
Bechford752/
Beetford751/
Basfford751/
Betfford751/
Bethford751/
Beedford751/
Bahsford751/
Besforth750/
Baisford750/
Boshford750/
Bassferd750/
Wissford750/
Bitsford750/
Bedfford750/
Byford714,662/
Befort711,356/
Before71831/
Befard7121/
Biford7114/
Beforh717/
Bedfor716/
Befour715/
Beachford712/
Befoor712/
Betfor712/
Bisfor711/
Beufor711/
Beefor711/
Wieszford711/
Bayford671,455/
Beffort67411/
Behfard67123/
Beafore6786/
Bifford6785/
Betfort6780/
Beyfort6765/
Beforth6762/
Beifort6734/
Bedfort6734/
Wexford6730/
Bisfort678/
Wisford677/
Basferd676/
Beafort674/
Befoure673/
Bidford672/
Wesfort672/
Beufort672/
Bedfore672/
Byforrd672/
Buyford671/
Bosfard671/
Beffard671/
Beffore671/
Bitford671/
Bixford671/
Bedffor671/
Beifard671/
Bejfort671/
Beuffor671/
Beyfard671/
Baiford670/
Buiford670/
Beefort670/
Beiffor670/
Beufard670/
Wesfard670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bessford
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