Bedford

Where Bedford comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Bedford.

Bedford through the years
  1. 1795
    Bedford Brown born
    American politician in North Carolina
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #745 among boys, with 7 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1887
    Peak, #679
    8 babies named Bedford, its best rank.
  4. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1927
    Bedford Jezzard born
    English footballer
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Bedford Jezzard · English footballer, 1927–2005
  • Bedford Brown · American politician in North Carolina, 1795–1870
  • Bedford Pim · English naval officer and barrister, 1826–1886
  • Bedford Pierce · English doctor, 1861–1932

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.