Beckford

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Becca + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Beckford (countable and uncountable, plural Beckfords)

1. A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO972360).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Beckfordian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beckford is the 7748^th 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.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beckford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123.