BEAUFORT

Origin and etymology In historic texts In the 1881 census Distribution map

As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Nor. Fr.) De Beaufort, from the fine or commodious fort. De Bello Forti.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Region of origin: Europe

Country of origin: France

Language of origin: French

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