Beresford (name)
Appearance
Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/) is an English name. It has its roots in the village of Beresford in the parish of Alstonefield, North Staffordshire,[1] or in some cases from Burford (originally Berford), in Oxfordshire. The placenames are derived from the Olde English pre-7th century words "beofor", meaning beaver, plus "forda", a shallow river crossing. The name is known since the 13th century,[1][2] and may refer to the following notable people:
- Given name
- Beresford Baker (1847–1933), Irish first-class cricketer
- Beresford Clark (1902–1968), British broadcaster
- Beresford Craddock (1898–1976), British Conservative politician
- Beresford Egan (1905–1984), British satirical draughtsman, painter, novelist, actor, costume designer and playwright
- Beresford Horsley (1880–1923), English cricketer
- Beresford Kidd (1864–1948), Anglican priest and Church historian
- Beresford Melville (1857–1931), British Conservative politician
- Beresford Parlett (born 1932), British applied mathematician
- Beresford Potter (1853–1931), Archdeacon in Cyprus and Syria
- Beresford Richards (1914–1982), Canadian politician
- Surname
- Alex Beresford (born 1980), English TV weather presenter, model
- Anna Thynne (1806–1866), British marine zoologist, born Anna Beresford
- Anne Beresford (born 1929), English poet
- Bruce Beresford (born 1940), Australian film director
- Lord Charles Beresford (1846–1919), British Admiral and Member of Parliament
- C. R. Beresford (1888–1945), Australian journalist
- Claude Richard Beresford (1888–1945), South Australian journalist with The News
- David Beresford (journalist) (1947–2016), author, journalist
- David Beresford (born 1976), retired English footballer
- Elisabeth Beresford (1926–2010), British children's author; creator of The Wombles
- George Beresford (disambiguation), several people including –
- George Beresford (clergyman) (1765–1841), Irish clergyman
- Lord George Beresford (1781–1839), Irish-born British politician
- George Charles Beresford (1864–1938), Victorian studio photographer
- Harry Beresford (1863–1944), British stage and film actor
- Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford (1772–1826)
- Herbert Beresford (1880–1938), Canadian land surveyor
- Jack Beresford (1899–1977), English Rower, won medals at five separate Olympic Games
- James Beresford (disambiguation), several people including –
- James Beresford (writer) (1764–1840), British clergyman and writer
- James Beresford (baseball) (born 1989), Australian baseball player
- James Beresford (footballer), English footballer
- J. D. Beresford (1873–1947), English writer
- John Beresford (disambiguation), several people including –
- Lord John Beresford, the Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
- John Beresford (statesman) (1738–1805), Irish statesman
- Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844), British naval officer and politician
- John Claudius Beresford (1766–1846), Irish politician,
- Julius Beresford (1868–1959), English rower, Jack Beresford's father
- Lucy Beresford, British writer and psychotherapist
- Marcus Beresford (disambiguation), several people including
- Lord Marcus Beresford (1846–1922), equerry and racing manager
- Marcus Beresford (1818–1890), British Conservative Party politician
- Marlon Beresford (born 1969), English former footballer
- Maurice Beresford (1920–2005), English economic historian
- Meg Beresford (born 1937), General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 1985–1990
- Paul Beresford (born 1946), British Conservative Party politician
- Peter Beresford (born 1945), British writer, academic, researcher and activist
- Randal Beresford (died 1681), Irish politician and baronet
- Steve Beresford (born 1950), British musician
- Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet (1669–1701), Irish MP
- William Beresford (politician) (1797–1883), British Conservative politician
- William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768–1856), British general who fought in the Peninsular War
- Lord William Beresford (1847–1900), Irish recipient of the VC
- Fictional characters
- Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, detectives created by Agatha Christie
- Sir Raleigh Beresford, Father Brown (2013 TV series), series 3 episode 2, "The Curse of Amenhotep"
- Beresford the Crane, introduced in Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
See also
References
- ^ a b Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
- ^ Last name: Beresford. surnamedb.com