Origins of the Bedford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 101North West 100Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 3095East Midlands 193West Midlands 258East 353London 1154South East 538South West 132South Wales 41Mid Wales 14West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bedfords lived in yorkshire

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    8,700 Bedford Travel & migration records
    73,000 Bedfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bedford

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    626th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bedford surname. The oldest one dates back to 1557.

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    What are the most common Bedford first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bedfords

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Bedfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    255

    Laundress

    198

    General Servant Domestic

    142

    Domestic Servant

    130

    House Servant

    125

    Commmon male occupations for Bedfords in 1921

    Coal Miner

    452

    Agricultural Labourer

    350

    General Labourer

    208

    Coal Miner Hewer

    197

    Farm Labourer

    175

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