Last Name BALMFORTH

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Meaning Local: Of Bamford. Bircle-cum-Bamford is a township in the parish of Middleton, near Bury, county Lancashire. The estate of Bamford was granted to Thomas de Bamford by Sir Adam de Bury, temp. Henry III, for his homage and services, etc.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 93,841 (2000 US census)
Count 181 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 98.9%, or 179 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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