Bedford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bedford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bedford family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 83
General Labourer 80
Coal Miner Hewer 80
General Servant Domestic 56
Dress Maker 55
Scholar 47
Farmer 43
Carpenter 28
Woollen Weaver 27
Housemaid Domestic 26
Agricultural Labourer 26
Cook Domestic 25
House Maid Domestic 23
Blacksmith 22
Domestic Servant 21
Laundress Wash 21
Tailor 20
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 20
Coal Hewer 19
Dressmaker 18
House Keeper Domestic 17
Plumber 17
Labourer 16
Coal Miner 16
Cloth Weaver 16

Bedford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bedford 100% 52,597
2 Badford 86% 891
3 Beadford 88% 319
4 Bidford 86% 230

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The surname Bedford is the most popular version of all its varients

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