Origin and popularity of the name BERESFORD
Origin
Beresford : English: habitational name from a place in the parish of Alstonfield Staffordshire named Beresford from Old English beofor ‘beaver’ (or possibly from a byname from this word) + Old English ford ‘ford’. This name also became established in Ireland.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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