Bickford Surname

41,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Bickford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3491:35,0244,372
Canada8481:43,4505,387
Australia5561:48,5536,055
England5161:107,98111,244
Guatemala1151:139,8493,315
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Wales411:75,4766,450
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
India51:153,413,076951,030
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5311:45,9055,707
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8511:17,6142,246

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.

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

(English) belonging to Bickford = Bica’s Ford. [Anglo-Saxon Bican-ford-Bican-, genit. of Bica] 2 for Beckford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who came from Bickford (Bica’s ford), a village in Staffordshire, or Beckford (Becca’s ford), in Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Bickford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bickford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,439th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 578,377 people. Bickford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Bickford are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bickford is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

Bickford is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,349 people, or 1 in 35,024. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Bickford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bickford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bickford last name increased 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bickford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bickford surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bickford last name are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% being registered with 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.

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