First Name BEDFORD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BEDFORD is ranked as the 6727th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,546.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.48 people named BEDFORD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 87% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BEDFORD is 434.

First Names BEDFORD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,546 +/-9.0%
  • National Rank 6,727
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 434
  • National Rank 15,085
  • Percentile Rank 83.69%
  • Proportion/100k 0.14

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BEDFORD is 75.0% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 19.6% Black, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BEDFORD have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BEDFORD is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BEDFORD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.0% 63.9% 11.1%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 19.6% 12.3% 7.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.9% -3.9%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BEDFORD is Tennessee where 237 people have this name.
  • Tennessee is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BEDFORD, as 3.62 in every 100,000 Tennesseans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Tennessee.
  • Tennessee is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 21 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Washington (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 182 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BEDFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 31 0.24 79.5% Indiana 44 0.67 85.6% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 28 0.97 75.3% Michigan 31 0.32 88.9% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 53 1.78 86.5% Nebraska 7 0.35 5.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 38 0.33 84.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 53.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BEDFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 31 0.24 79.5%
Indiana 44 0.67 85.6%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 28 0.97 75.3%
Michigan 31 0.32 88.9%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 53 1.78 86.5%
Nebraska 7 0.35 5.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 38 0.33 84.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 53.6%
West State Statistics First-Names BEDFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 56.9% California 90 0.23 90.2% Colorado 14 0.25 56.7% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 5.3% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 59.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 5.7% Oregon 7 0.18 5.5% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 4.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BEDFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 56.9%
California 90 0.23 90.2%
Colorado 14 0.25 56.7%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 5.3%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 59.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 5.7%
Oregon 7 0.18 5.5%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 4.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BEDFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 5.4% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 5.4% New York 59 0.3 89.6% Pennsylvania 27 0.21 80.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BEDFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 5.4%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 5.4%
New York 59 0.3 89.6%
Pennsylvania 27 0.21 80.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names BEDFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 98 2.01 91.4% Arkansas 26 0.86 76.3% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 47 0.24 90.0% Georgia 70 0.69 89.7% Kentucky 71 1.62 88.1% Louisiana 47 1.01 84.8% Maryland 57 0.96 89.3% Mississippi 53 1.78 86.5% North Carolina 89 0.9 93.7% Oklahoma 43 1.1 82.0% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.0% Tennessee 237 3.62 95.2% Texas 161 0.6 94.8% Virginia 98 1.18 91.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name BEDFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 98 2.01 91.4%
Arkansas 26 0.86 76.3%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 47 0.24 90.0%
Georgia 70 0.69 89.7%
Kentucky 71 1.62 88.1%
Louisiana 47 1.01 84.8%
Maryland 57 0.96 89.3%
Mississippi 53 1.78 86.5%
North Carolina 89 0.9 93.7%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 82.0%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.0%
Tennessee 237 3.62 95.2%
Texas 161 0.6 94.8%
Virginia 98 1.18 91.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with BEDFORD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BEDFORD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BEDFORD.

The most popular full name is BEDFORD Smith. 2.40% of all the people named BEDFORD have this family name.

There are 267 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BEDFORD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BEDFORD Smith 2.40%
2 BEDFORD Johnson 1.80%
3 BEDFORD Brown 1.50%
4 BEDFORD Embrey 0.90%
5 BEDFORD Forrest 0.90%
6 BEDFORD Lloyd 0.90%
7 BEDFORD Murphy 0.90%
8 BEDFORD Thomas 0.90%
9 BEDFORD Williams 0.90%
10 BEDFORD Bean 0.60%
11 BEDFORD Borden 0.60%
12 BEDFORD Cannon 0.60%
13 BEDFORD Carter 0.60%
14 BEDFORD Church 0.60%
15 BEDFORD Cook 0.60%
16 BEDFORD Crawford 0.60%
17 BEDFORD Davis 0.60%
18 BEDFORD Dodson 0.60%
19 BEDFORD Dunavant 0.60%
20 BEDFORD Etheridge 0.60%

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