Find out how popular the last name Bedore is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bedore.

Bedore, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bedore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bedore in America

Bedore is the 25226th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bedore surname appeared 982 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bedore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bedore to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bedore

The surname Bedore is believed to have originated in France, likely during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French words "bel" and "dor," which together mean "beautiful golden color." This suggests that the name may have initially been used as a descriptive nickname for someone with golden-colored hair or a tanned complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bedore surname can be found in the Nouveau d'Hozier, a collection of French family genealogies compiled in the late 17th century. The entry for the Bedore family traces their lineage back to the village of Beaumont in the Normandy region of northern France.

In the 13th century, a man named Renaud Bedore is mentioned in the records of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay, located in the Burgundy region of eastern France. This is one of the earliest known references to the Bedore name and suggests that the family had already established itself in various parts of the country by that time.

The Bedore surname also appears in several historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, such as tax records and parish registers. For example, a Jean Bedore is listed as a resident of the town of Dijon in the 1551 census of the Duchy of Burgundy.

One notable figure bearing the Bedore name was Pierre Bedore (1596-1657), a French composer and organist who served at the court of King Louis XIII. He is remembered for his contributions to the development of the French baroque style of music.

Another historically significant individual with the Bedore surname was Jacques Bedore (1718-1792), a French military officer who fought in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with leading a successful defense of the city of Quebec against British forces in 1775.

In the 19th century, a man named Louis Bedore (1820-1897) emigrated from France to the United States, where he became a prominent businessman and landowner in the state of Louisiana. He is known for establishing several successful sugar plantations in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bedore

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bedore.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bedore was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bedore has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bedore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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