Barford
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Barford (Beds, Nf, Nth, O, Sr, W, Wa), or Barforth (NRY); first attested Henry de Bereford 1204 P (Gl)
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Barford is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Barford (Beds, Nf, Nth, O, Sr, W, Wa), or Barforth (NRY); first attested Henry de Bereford 1204 P (Gl)
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Barford is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A hamlet in Headley parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8537).
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Vernon Barfordb. 1876GBBritish photographer and musician (1876-1963)
- Ian Barfordb. 1966USAmerican actor
- Barnaby Barfordb. 1977GBBritish artist
- Jaylen Barfordb. 1996USAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Paul BarfordGBarchaeologist
- Anne BarfordUSAmerican rugby union player
- Lee Alton BarfordUSPh.D. Cornell University 1987
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 10 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 272 | #76,236 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 256 | #71,143 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 245 | #78,040 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 8 | #134,434 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Barford mean, and where does it come from?
- from Barford (Beds, Nf, Nth, O, Sr, W, Wa), or Barforth (NRY); first attested Henry de Bereford 1204 P (Gl) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- In which country does Barford have the most bearers?
- Barford is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Barford”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.