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 is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bessford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Bessford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bessford live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 51 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent are found and Greater London, where 14 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Bessford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bessford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 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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