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Bedford Name Meaning

English: habitational name from the county seat of Bedfordshire, or a smaller place of the same name in Lancashire. Both are named with the Old English personal name Beda + Old English ford ‘ford’. The name is now very common in Yorkshire as well as Bedfordshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Ledford, Belford, Elford, Binford, Bodiford, Medford, Beckford

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Bedford Family Origin

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Bedford Family Occupations

What did your Bedford ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bedford ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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  • Coal Miner

    5%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    4%

  • Farmer

    3%

  • Labourer

    2%

In 1881, the most common Bedford occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 5% of Bedford's were Coal Miners. Coal Miner, Agricultural Labourer and Farmer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bedford. A less common occupation for the Bedford family was Labourer.

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Bedford Historical Records

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Bedford Life Expectancy

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Famous Bedford Family

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John Philip Sousa1854 - 1932 (77)
Victor Hugo1802 - 1885 (83)
Albert Einstein1879 - 1955 (76)
Babe Ruth1895 - 1948 (53)
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Victor Hugo1802 - 1885 (83)
Albert Einstein1879 - 1955 (76)

Martin Luther King, Jr.1929 - 1968 (39)
Ansel Easton Adams1902 - 1984 (82)
Ella Fitzgerald1918 - 1996 (78)
Grace Kelly1929 - 1982 (52)
Martin Luther King, Jr.1929 - 1968 (39)
Ansel Easton Adams1902 - 1984 (82)
Ella Fitzgerald1918 - 1996 (78)
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