Explore the Family Name Bedore

The meaning of Bedore

Americanized form of French Bédard (see Bedard), reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending. Compare Badore and Bedor.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Bedore in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bedore has shown a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bedore was ranked 25,448th most popular surname in the United States, and by 2010 it had moved up to 25,226th place, an increment of 0.87%. The number of people bearing this name also grew during this period, from 913 in 2000 to 982 in 2010, representing a 7.56% increase. However, there was a small decline in proportion per 100,000 people, falling by 2.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,448	#25,226	0.87%
Count	913	982	7.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.33	-2.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bedore

When considering ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those with the surname Bedore between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the overwhelming majority identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly from 95.29% to 93.58%. The percentage of Bedores identifying as Hispanic showed the most significant change, increasing by 81.25% from 2.08% to 3.77%. Those identifying as two or more races declined from 1.31% to 1.12%, while the percentage of Bedores identifying as Black changed from 0% to 0.71%. The percentage identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 0.66% to 0% during this period. There were no Bedores who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.29%	93.58%	-1.79%
Hispanic	2.08%	3.77%	81.25%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.12%	-14.5%
Black	0%	0.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0%	0%