Bickford Surname
Approximately 12,600 people bear this surname
Bickford Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beckford,' a parish in Gloucestershire, about six miles from Tewkesbury.
(Prior) de Bekeford, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBickford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,349 | 1:35,024 | 4,372 |
| Canada | 848 | 1:43,450 | 5,387 |
| Australia | 556 | 1:48,553 | 6,055 |
| England | 516 | 1:107,981 | 11,244 |
| Guatemala | 115 | 1:139,849 | 3,315 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 531 | 1:45,905 | 5,707 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,851 | 1:17,614 | 2,246 |
Bickford (37) may also be a first name.
Bickford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beckford,' a parish in Gloucestershire, about six miles from Tewkesbury.
(Prior) de Bekeford, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
(Prior) de Bekeford, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam de Beckeford, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Henry de Beckeford, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Alex, de Bikeford, Staffordshire, ibid.
'William Beckford (1709-70), twice Lord Mayor of London. ... The Beckfords were descended from a family long resident in Gloucestershire': Dictionary of National Biography.
1743. Married — Francis Beckford and Lady Albinia Bertie: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Bickford = Bica’s Ford. [Anglo-Saxon Bican-ford-Bican-, genit. of Bica] 2 for Beckford, q.v.
One who came from Bickford (Bica’s ford), a village in Staffordshire, or Beckford (Becca’s ford), in Gloucestershire.
A location name in Staffordshire.
Bickford Demographics
Bickford Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Bickford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bickford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bickford is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bickford? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,439th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 578,377 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Bickford live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 37 people.
The last name Bickford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,349 people, or 1 in 35,024. In The United States Bickford is most common in: Maine, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Bickford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bickford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bickford last name expanded 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bickford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bickford last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bickford last name are 0.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bickford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning R 240,780 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $43,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,260 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bickfordd | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bicckford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bicford | 93 | 7 | / |
| Beckford | 88 | 18,499 | / |
| Bitkford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Biskford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bickfort | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bickferd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bicfford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Biekford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Beckfords | 82 | 2 | / |
| Beckforrd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Beckfordd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Beeckford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bigford | 80 | 758 | / |
| Becford | 80 | 45 | / |
| Bekford | 80 | 8 | / |
| Beckfort | 75 | 6 | / |
| Beekford | 75 | 4 | / |
| Becfford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beckferd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bedkford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veckford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beskford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beakford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bigfard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Begford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bekfoort | 63 | 0 | / |
| Begfort | 53 | 2 | / |
| Begferd | 53 | 0 | / |
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