# Beresford

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,545

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

## 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).

## Common misspellings (14)
`bberesford`, `beersford`, `berefsord`, `beresfford`, `beresfodr`, `beresfordd`, `beresforrd`, `beresfrod`, `beresofrd`, `beressford`, `berresford`, `berseford`, `breesford`, `ebresford`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beresford