How rare is the last name Bedford?

8,676 people in the United States have the last name Bedford, about 1 in 34,451. It ranks #3,963 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BEDFORD

#3,963

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,676
About
1 in 34,451
This common or more
55.8%
Who bears it

Of the 8,676 people with the last name Bedford, 62.9% reported their origin as White, 27.5% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Bedford

#3,961 Runyon · 8,683#3,962 Lapointe · 8,678#3,964 Harry · 8,673#3,965 Borders · 8,672

Also a first name

As a first name, Bedford ranks #23,544 of 53,615, with 415 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1924, with 41 births. See Bedford as a first name

Compare