Beresford is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Beresford
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Beresford is form of Besford. A parish in County of Worcester.

Bear's ford.

One who came from Barford, i.e., barley ford, perhaps ford used at the time of harvest, the name of several places in England.

A manor and township in Astonfield, county of Stafford, possessed by the ancestors of the several noble families of this surname for centuries. In the XVII. it passed by marriage to the family of Cotton, the Angler, and the fishing-house which he built for Isaac Walton still exists. In 1823 Lord Beresford repurchased the estate of his ancestors, and it now belongs to A. J. Beresford Hope, Esq., M.P. &c.

How popular is Beresford?

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

Beresford is ranked 37383 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Beresford bearers increased by 8.01 per cent in 2010 US census to 1484 since 2000, the surname slipped by 53 spots and ranked at 18579. The last name was found in around 5 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.29 86.32
Black 9.16 7.79
Hispanic or Latino 3.98 1.82
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.55 1.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.08 0.44
Others 0.94 2.26
Beresford is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Gibraltar lie ahead in terms of density. Around 14095 people have been found who wears Beresford as their family name. Beresford is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Beresford:
1,078 England7,517
17,231 United States2,125
2,043 Australia1,873
Countries with hundreds of Beresford:
6,552 Canada667
20,712 South Africa284
2,233 Scotland284
3,051 New Zealand260
1,580 Wales215
854 Guyana158
2,743 Ireland148
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,577 Northern Ireland84
153,242 Thailand70
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,294 Panama49
50,501 Netherlands30
174,290 Brazil28
4,448 Jamaica25
154,763 Germany23
54,547 Spain22
5,175 Luxembourg20
956 Barbados18
244,602 France15
227,444 Nigeria14
34,015 Norway14
585 Gibraltar13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
43,480 Mexico10
53,588 Switzerland10
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
8,353 Trinidad and Tobago9
2,398 Jersey8
493,300 Russia6
3,169 Isle of Man6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
708 Cook Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mathew Beresford was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 7, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as carpenter and took Arrick from Liverpool & Londonderry. 21 years old Margaret Beresford, Emily Beresford, aged Born at sea, Henry Beresford (4), 25 years old Mary Beresford, Nancy Beresford, aged 30, are others that migrated to US.

Beresford Namesakes

  • Richard Beresford, American planter and lawyer from Berkeley County
  • William Beresford, British Conservative politician
  • Herbert Beresford, land surveyor and politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Meg Beresford, British campaigner against nuclear weapons and General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
  • Lord John Beresford, Anglican archbishop and Primate
  • Lord Marcus Beresford, equerry and racing manager
  • Julius Beresford, British rower and coach
  • Steve Beresford, British musician
  • Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and Member of Parliament
  • Paul Beresford, British Conservative Party politician
  • Bruce Beresford, Australian film director
  • J. D. Beresford, English writer
  • William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, Anglo-Irish soldier and politician
  • Lord William Beresford, Irish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Marlon Beresford, English former footballer
  • John Claudius Beresford, Tory UK Member of Parliament representing Dublin City 1801–1804 and County Waterford 1806–1811
  • Jack Beresford, British rower
  • Rosemary Beresford, American figure skater
  • Benjamin Beresford, British child actor
  • Elisabeth Beresford, British author of children's books
  • Lord George Beresford, Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier and Tory politician
  • David Beresford, English former footballer
  • Joe Beresford, English footballer

Beresford Namesakes

  • Richard Beresford, American planter and lawyer from Berkeley County
  • William Beresford, British Conservative politician
  • Herbert Beresford, land surveyor and politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Meg Beresford, British campaigner against nuclear weapons and General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
  • Lord John Beresford, Anglican archbishop and Primate
  • Lord Marcus Beresford, equerry and racing manager
  • Julius Beresford, British rower and coach
  • Steve Beresford, British musician
  • Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and Member of Parliament
  • Paul Beresford, British Conservative Party politician
  • Bruce Beresford, Australian film director
  • J. D. Beresford, English writer
  • William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, Anglo-Irish soldier and politician
  • Lord William Beresford, Irish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Marlon Beresford, English former footballer
  • John Claudius Beresford, Tory UK Member of Parliament representing Dublin City 1801–1804 and County Waterford 1806–1811
  • Jack Beresford, British rower
  • Rosemary Beresford, American figure skater
  • Benjamin Beresford, British child actor
  • Elisabeth Beresford, British author of children's books
  • Lord George Beresford, Anglo-Irish soldier, courtier and Tory politician
  • David Beresford, English former footballer
  • Joe Beresford, English footballer

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