Bickford

Bickford Meaning & Origin

About Bickford
The surname Bickford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Bicca" combined with the word "ford," meaning a shallow river crossing. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bickford can be interpreted as "Bicca's ford" or "the ford belonging to Bicca." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name either lived near or was associated with a ford named after someone named Bicca.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bickford: 7,728
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 4590
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.62

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bickford 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
PKFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B021063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B IH1 K F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɪkfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B216

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bickford in Braille

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

The name Bickford in braille

How to sign the name Bickford using Sign Language

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

The name Bickford in sign language

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