Beresford

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English befer →
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Meanings

proper nounBeresford (countable and uncountable, plural Beresfords)

plural Beresfords

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA settlement in British Columbia, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbefer“beaver”
  2. EnglishBeresford

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

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