Beresford

Beresford Meaning & Origin

About Beresford
The surname Beresford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "beorg" meaning "hill" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Beresford is "ford by the hill." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely lived near or were associated with a ford located near a hill.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Beresford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Beresford: 1,484
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 18,579
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.5

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Beresford based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRSFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B06021063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B IH1 R Z F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɪrzfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRSFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B621

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Beresford in Braille

Here's how to represent Beresford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Beresford in braille

How to sign the name Beresford using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Beresford using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Beresford in sign language

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