Bedford is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bedford
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from Bedford or "Beda's ford," in Bedfordshire.

Godwidere and Osgar de Bedeford were tenants in capite in Bed fordshire, 1086. Domesday The foriner had held the same lands before the Conquest.

How popular is Bedford?

Bedford is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, Wales, Ireland, Scotland.

Bedford is ranked 16371 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bedford bearers increased by 1.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 8814 since 2000, the surname slipped by 265 spots and ranked at 4029. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.49 67.92
Black 27.96 27.52
Hispanic or Latino 2.71 2.01
Others 2.59 1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78 0.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.46
Bedford is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 33950 people have been found who wears Bedford as their family name. Bedford is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bedford:
596 England12,692
3,685 United States12,210
Countries with thousands of Bedford:
1,259 Australia3,191
2,613 Canada1,993
Countries with hundreds of Bedford:
954 New Zealand784
9,792 South Africa685
16,538 Nigeria601
1,029 Wales330
2,018 Ireland244
3,205 Scotland169
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,572 Liberia86
2,815 Northern Ireland73
17,580 Mexico71
536 Barbados68
110,007 France68
84,137 Germany60
4,447 Singapore51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,502 Suriname38
269 Saint Kitts and Nevis38
231,790 Thailand37
38,992 Zimbabwe34
45,498 Spain32
48,277 Malaysia27
58,330 Netherlands22
445,856 India19
5,298 Jamaica18
33,097 Switzerland18
23,714 Denmark17
58,718 Belgium17
1,106 United States Virgin Islands15
24,362 Venezuela15
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
35,802 Ivory Coast12
1,718 Jersey12
311,082 Brazil12
17,636 Ecuador11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,564 Ghana10
714 Vanuatu9
81,336 Sweden9
30,726 Qatar9
168,491 Argentina8
2,387 Isle of Man7
453 British Virgin Islands7
52,907 Kenya6
18,437 Solomon Islands6
249,062 Philippines6
121,657 Italy6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Edward Bedford was 46 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 1, 1849. He lived in England where he worked as carver and took Arrick from London. 14 years old Alfred Bedford, 40 years old Edward Bedford, Immigrant Catharine Bedford, Immigrant Robert Bedford, Immigrant Mary Bedford, Workman John Bedford, 24 years old William Bedford, Mary Bedford (55) Immigrant, and 6 other Bedford majority of whom were carver migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Belfast.

From Germany

Hy Bedford worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 24 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool on City Of Washington and arrived on January 9, 1868.

Bedford Namesakes

  • Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, lifelong friend of Queen Victoria
  • John Bedford, English iron worker and industrialist
  • Luke Bedford, British composer
  • James Bedford, American psychology professor at the University of California
  • Eric Bedford, Australian politician
  • Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford, member of the Spencer family
  • Martyn Bedford, British novelist and literary critic
  • Edward Bedford, English cricketer
  • Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras
  • Walter Bedford, English first-class cricketer
  • Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford, was Earl of Bedford from 1137 to 1141
  • Steuart Bedford, British orchestral and opera conductor and pianist
  • Gunning S. Bedford, medical writer
  • Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, He was
  • David Bedford, English composer and musician
  • John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, medieval English prince
  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, English royal minister in the Tudor era
  • Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, English nobleman, soldier, and politician
  • Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, 18th-century British statesman
  • Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, English aristocrat and Whig politician
  • Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, British peer
  • Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford, British nobleman and peer
  • John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, British Whig politician
  • Frederick Bedford, senior Royal Navy officer and Governor of Western Australia
  • Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford, VA was born the daughter of the 5th Earl De La Warr and his wife Lady Elizabeth Sackville
  • George Neville, 1st Duke of Bedford, English nobleman
  • Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, English nobleman and peer
  • Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, British peer and Whig politician
  • William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford, British Whig politician
  • Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford, English politician and agriculturalist
  • George Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford, British peer and politician
  • Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, English politician and peer
  • Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, British peer
  • Ian Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford, British peer and writer
  • Mark Bedford, English musician, songwriter and composer
  • Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, British aviator and ornithologist
  • Frances Bedford, Australian politician
  • Ian Bedford, English first-class cricketer
  • Sybille Bedford, German-born English writer of non-fiction and semi-autobiographical fiction books
  • Brian Bedford, English actor
  • George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville
  • Peter Bedford, former Australian Rules footballer and first-class cricketer
  • Randolph Bedford, Australian poet, novelist
  • Bill Bedford, British test pilot and pioneered the development of V/STOL aircraft
  • Isabella, Countess of Bedford, eldest daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault
  • Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford, was one of the first female television producers
  • Gene Bedford, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and end for the Rochester Jeffersons

Bedford Namesakes

  • Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, lifelong friend of Queen Victoria
  • John Bedford, English iron worker and industrialist
  • Luke Bedford, British composer
  • James Bedford, American psychology professor at the University of California
  • Eric Bedford, Australian politician
  • Diana Russell, Duchess of Bedford, member of the Spencer family
  • Martyn Bedford, British novelist and literary critic
  • Edward Bedford, English cricketer
  • Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras
  • Walter Bedford, English first-class cricketer
  • Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford, was Earl of Bedford from 1137 to 1141
  • Steuart Bedford, British orchestral and opera conductor and pianist
  • Gunning S. Bedford, medical writer
  • Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford, He was
  • David Bedford, English composer and musician
  • John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, medieval English prince
  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, English royal minister in the Tudor era
  • Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, English nobleman, soldier, and politician
  • Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, 18th-century British statesman
  • Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, English aristocrat and Whig politician
  • Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, British peer
  • Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford, British nobleman and peer
  • John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, British Whig politician
  • Frederick Bedford, senior Royal Navy officer and Governor of Western Australia
  • Elizabeth Russell, Duchess of Bedford, VA was born the daughter of the 5th Earl De La Warr and his wife Lady Elizabeth Sackville
  • George Neville, 1st Duke of Bedford, English nobleman
  • Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, English nobleman and politician
  • Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, English nobleman and peer
  • Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, British peer and Whig politician
  • William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford, British Whig politician
  • Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford, English politician and agriculturalist
  • George Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford, British peer and politician
  • Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, English politician and peer
  • Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, British peer
  • Ian Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford, British peer and writer
  • Mark Bedford, English musician, songwriter and composer
  • Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, British aviator and ornithologist
  • Frances Bedford, Australian politician
  • Ian Bedford, English first-class cricketer
  • Sybille Bedford, German-born English writer of non-fiction and semi-autobiographical fiction books
  • Brian Bedford, English actor
  • George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville
  • Peter Bedford, former Australian Rules footballer and first-class cricketer
  • Randolph Bedford, Australian poet, novelist
  • Bill Bedford, British test pilot and pioneered the development of V/STOL aircraft
  • Isabella, Countess of Bedford, eldest daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault
  • Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford, was one of the first female television producers
  • Gene Bedford, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and end for the Rochester Jeffersons

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