Beckford
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Becca + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Beckford (countable and uncountable, plural Beckfords)
- A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO972360). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beckford is the 7748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4285 individuals. Beckford is most common among Black/African American (78.9%) and White (10.62%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beckford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123.