Bedford is an English toponymic surname which indicates someone from Bedfordshire County, and the name derived from the name of a Saxon monk 'Bede' combined with the old English ford 'a river crossing'. Notable people with the surname include:
Brian Bedford (1935–2016), English actor Celia Frances Bedford (1904–1959), British artist David Bedford (1937–2011), British composer and musician
Davis Evan Bedford (1898–1978), British physician Frances Bedford (born 1953), Australian politician Francis Bedford (photographer) (1815–1894), English photographer Francis Donkin Bedford (1864–1954), English book illustrator Francis Octavius Bedford (1784–1858), English architect Fred Bedford (1902–1972), English professional footballer Gerald Augustus Harold Bedford (1891–1938), British entomologist
Herbert Bedford (1867–1945), British composer, author and artist Ian Bedford (1930–1966), English cricketer Jan Bedford (born 1945), Australian gymnast James Bedford (1893–1967), psychologist and the first person cryonically preserved John Bedford (c. 1720 – 1791), English iron worker and industrialist Kodie Bedford, Australian screenwriter Lou Singletary Bedford (1837–1920), American poet, author, editor Luke Bedford (born 1978), British composer Mark Bedford (born 1961), English musician, songwriter and composer Martyn Bedford (born 1959), British novelist and literary critic Olivia Cajero Bedford (1938–2022), American politician Paddy Bedford (c. 1922 – 2007), Australian artist Peter Bedford (sportsman) (born 1947), Australian rules footballer and cricketer Robert Bedford (1874–1951), English-Australian museum curator, scientist and entrepreneur (born Robert Buddicom) Sybille Bedford (1911–2006), German-born English writer Walter Bedford (1879–1939), English cricketer
See also Admiral Bedford (disambiguation) Senator Bedford (disambiguation)