| |
Bedford
|
(Rate 1 2 3 4 5) |
Origin Of The Surname Bedford
|
Meaning Of The Surname Bedford
From Beda’s Ford
|
Interesting
Facts About
Bedford
Bedford is a locational surname, coming from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name itself is derived from the Old English first name Bida, combined with ‘ford’ meaning a crossing in a river therefore the town names means ‘Bida’s Ford’. Bedford would originally have had a ford owner by a man named Bida. |
Bedford Statistics
Bedford is the number 1073 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 9,466 share the surname Bedford in the UK.
Why not share the surname Bedford with your friends?
|
|
|
|
|
