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There are approximately 8,235 people named Beresford in the UK. That makes it the 1,303rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 130 are named Beresford.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Beresford surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

The bears'-ford, from beris, bears, according to Chaucer. Barrasford, from barra, an old word for a plain, open heath.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BERESFORD. A manor and townsliip in Astonfield, co. Stafford, possessed by the ancestors of the several noble families of

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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