Definitions for bedford
ˈbɛd fərdbed·ford

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1. Bedfordnoun

   The county town of Bedfordshire, England

2. Bedfordnoun

   A truck manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors.

3. Bedfordnoun

   Extremely affluent Westchester County suburb of New York.

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1. Bedford

   Bedford is a market town and unparished area in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst the Borough of Bedford had a population of 157,479. Bedford is also the historic county town of Bedfordshire. Bedford was founded at a ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border. Bedford Castle was built by Henry I, although it was destroyed in 1224. Bedford was granted borough status in 1165 and has been represented in Parliament since 1265. It is known for its large population of Italian descent.

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1. Bedford

   Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 80,000 in mid-2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town of Kempston. The Bedford Urban Area which includes Kempston, Elstow and Biddenham forms the 71st largest Urban Area in the UK with a population of 101,928. The wider borough, including a rural area, had a population of 153,000.

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1. Bedford

   a midland agricultural county of England, generally level, with some flat fen-land; also the county town (28), on the Great Ouse, clean and well paved, with excellent educational institutions, famous in connection with the life of John Bunyan, where relics of him are preserved, and where a bronze statue of him by Boehm has been erected to his memory by the Duke of Bedford in 1871; manufactures agricultural implements, lace, and straw plaiting; Elstow, Bunyan's birthplace, is not far off.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Bedford

   From the Anglo-Saxon Bedican-ford, the protected ford over the Ouse.

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1. BEDFORD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bedford is ranked #4029 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bedford surname appeared 8,814 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Bedford.
   
   65.4% or 5,772 total occurrences were White.
   27.9% or 2,464 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 239 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 228 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 69 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 42 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce bedford?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bedford in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bedford in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of bedford in a Sentence

1. David Bedford:

   My own view is that it will be very interesting to see what happens, and it might actually take the proper move to sub-two-hours on a bit, but I think we may have to take the result with a pinch of salt.Bedford (left) competes in the 10,000m at the 1972 Munich Olympics{.

2. Seth Moulton:

   Tim White deserved better from the country than dying alone in a stairwell, his life might have been saved if the Bedford VA Police Department did its job… America’s veterans deserve the best health care in the world. Mr. White’s care didn’t come close. In the days ahead we must demand that the VA police department changes so that our country keeps its promises to those who have served.

3. Ted Cruz:

   This is WRONG. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general a delegate to the 1868 Democratic Convention. He was also a slave trader the 1st Grand Wizard of the KKK. Tennessee should not have an official day (tomorrow) honoring him.

4. Randy McNally:

   It is much more productive to learn from Randy McNally past and not repeat the imperfections of the past. Any attempt to erase the past only aligns society with the teaching of communism, which believes the present dominates the past. no one is arguing that Nathan Bedford Forrest is not a problematic figure. Nathan Bedford Forrest is. But there is more to Nathan Bedford Forrest story.

5. Louis Hughes:

   When they arrived in Memphis, they were put in the trader's yard of Nathan Bedford Forrest. ... None of this family were sold to the same person except my wife and one sister. All the rest were sold to separate persons.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bedford
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bedford
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Bedford
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=bedford
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html