Beufort Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Beufort Surname Definition:
This name, familiar to us as that given to the eldest bastard son of John of Gaunt from the castle in which he was born, of course cannot here apply to him. There are several other places in France from which it may be derived, such as Beaufort in Champagne, the fief of the De Broyes, Beaufort-en-Santerre, Beaufort-sur-Meuse (Froissart dedicated the first volume of his Chronicles to Robert de Namur, Sire de Beaufort-sur-Meuse), and the Comte of Beaufort, confiscated from Jacques d’Armagnac, Due de Nemours, by Louis XI.
Read More About This SurnameBeufort Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Beufort (11) may also be a first name.
Beufort Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name, familiar to us as that given to the eldest bastard son of John of Gaunt from the castle in which he was born, of course cannot here apply to him. There are several other places in France from which it may be derived, such as Beaufort in Champagne, the fief of the De Broyes, Beaufort-en-Santerre, Beaufort-sur-Meuse (Froissart dedicated the first volume of his Chronicles to Robert de Namur, Sire de Beaufort-sur-Meuse), and the Comte of Beaufort, confiscated from Jacques d’Armagnac, Due de Nemours, by Louis XI. in 1470. In the seventeenth century Jean Gaspard de Beaufort-Canillac was Marquis de Montboissier. - See Anselme.
There are but few traces of it to be found in England. “Ralph Fitz Richard held Rochinges, Kent, from Hugh, Baron de Montfort, in 1086 (Domesday): and appears to have been the son of Richard, Sire de Beaufort in Anjou, whose daughter married Hugh, Baron de Montfort (Des Bois, Dict. de la Noblesse), ancestor of the Montforts of Beaudesert.” - The Norman People.
Hugh de Beauford held in 1165 one knight’s fee in Bedfordshire of Simon de Beauchamp. - Liber Niger. One of the name - probably his descendant - is buried in Oseney Church. “Beaufort a Knight lyith in the Quire at the Hed of Countess Ela.
“This Beaufort and an Abbate of Oseney buildid the Body of the Chirche now standing at Oseney, and ther be porturid their Images in the Volt of it.” - Leland.
James Beauford, of Heytesbury, received a grant 21 Ed. III.: Osbert Beaufort is mentioned six years afterwards.
Beufort Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beufort Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Beufort is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Beufort.
How Common Is The Last Name Beufort? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Beufort live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Beufort is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Beufort is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 50 percent reside and New Jersey, where 50 percent reside.
Beufort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beufort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beufort last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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