Last Name BEDFORD

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Meaning Local: Of Bedford, in the county of Bedford.
Local: A town and shire in England; from the Saxon 'bedan,' battle, war, slaughter, and 'ford,' a way or shallow place for crossing a river. 'Byddin-ffordd,' Welsh, the route or way of the army.
Origin Welsh, Irish, Anglo-saxon, Falkland, Austrian

Rank 3,764 (2000 US census) 3,534 (1990 US census)
Count 8,651 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 67.92%, or 5876 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 27.52%, or 2381 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.46%, or 40 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.49%, or 42 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.6%, or 138 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.01%, or 174 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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