Beresford
Beresford (name) means an English surname derived from a place name meaning "ford by the barley field". Example: “Beresford served as a naval officer.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Beresfords
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_____ served as a naval officer.
Etymology
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).