How common is the surname Bedingfield?

1,137 people in the United States had the surname Bedingfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bedingfield?

Kate Bedingfield, American communications director.

Where is the surname Bedingfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Bedingfield in the United States.

Is the surname Bedingfield getting more or less common?

More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Bedingfield

A surname, carried by 1,137 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bedingfield is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,137 people named Bedingfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,072.

#22,592

rank among US surnames

1,137

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #22,403)

Who is named Bedingfield

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Bedingfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bedingfields

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kate Bedingfield
American communications director, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bedingfield

Beddingfield

Bedingfield has the Soundex code B352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B352.

Questions

How common is the surname Bedingfield?: 1,137 people in the United States had the surname Bedingfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bedingfield?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bedingfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bedingfield?: Kate Bedingfield, American communications director.
Where is the surname Bedingfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Bedingfield in the United States.
Is the surname Bedingfield getting more or less common?: More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 6.1%.