Bedford Name Meaning: A habitational name from the county of Bedfordshire. Named after the 7th Century personal name 'Beda' and 'ford' a river crossing.
Anglo-Saxon in origin
Discover how your Bedford ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 77 |
Buckinghamshire | 87 |
Berkshire | 78 |
Cambridgeshire | 113 |
Channel Islands | 1 |
Cheshire | 25 |
Cornwall | 8 |
Cumberland | 1 |
Derbyshire | 35 |
Devon | 126 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 13 |
Essex | 68 |
Gloucestershire | 112 |
Hampshire | 145 |
Herefordshire | 74 |
Hertfordshire | 146 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 228 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 25 |
Lancashire | 120 |
Leicestershire | 44 |
Lincolnshire | 144 |
London | 674 |
Middlesex | 87 |
Northumberland | 10 |
Norfolk | 9 |
Northamptonshire | 126 |
Nottinghamshire | 26 |
Oxfordshire | 32 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 228 |
Shropshire | 9 |
Suffolk | 12 |
Somerset | 52 |
Surrey | 78 |
Sussex | 46 |
Staffordshire | 39 |
Warwickshire | 106 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 106 |
Worcestershire | 67 |
Yorkshire | 1,469 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 31 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 20 |
Pembrokeshire | 3 |
Radnorshire | 20 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 537 |
Agricultural Labourer | 157 |
House Servant | 71 |
Labourer | 57 |
At Home | 50 |
Farm Labourer | 46 |
Coal Miner | 44 |
Servant | 40 |
Dress Maker | 33 |
Shoe Maker | 29 |
Laundress | 28 |
General Servant | 27 |
House Keeper | 25 |
Annuitant | 23 |
Errand Boy | 21 |
Lace Maker | 21 |
Pauper | 19 |
Scholar At Home | 18 |
Straw Plaiter | 17 |
Blacksmith | 17 |
Carpenter | 16 |
Gardener | 16 |
Stocking Maker | 15 |
Fancy Weaver | 15 |
Wool Comber | 15 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Bedford | 3,193 |
William Bedford | 3,125 |
John Bedford | 2,793 |
Elizabeth Bedford | 2,105 |
Sarah Bedford | 2,098 |
George Bedford | 1,956 |
Thomas Bedford | 1,814 |
James Bedford | 1,436 |
Ann Bedford | 1,149 |
Joseph Bedford | 1,094 |
Charles Bedford | 1,029 |
Henry Bedford | 977 |
Jane Bedford | 860 |
Eliza Bedford | 852 |
Emma Bedford | 820 |
Annie Bedford | 740 |
Alice Bedford | 667 |
Arthur Bedford | 638 |
Hannah Bedford | 604 |
Ellen Bedford | 546 |
Emily Bedford | 542 |
Robert Bedford | 540 |
Edward Bedford | 529 |
Martha Bedford | 519 |
Alfred Bedford | 503 |