Beckford (surname)

Beckford is an English surname derived from Beckford, Worcestershire, or from a similar toponym. Notable people of this name include the following:


 * Allison Beckford (born 1979), Jamaican sprinter
 * Chris Beckford-Tseu (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
 * Darren Beckford (born 1967), English professional football player
 * Ethan Beckford (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
 * James Beckford (athlete) (born 1975), Jamaican long jump athlete in the 1996 Olympics
 * James A. Beckford
 * Jason Beckford (born 1970), English professional football player
 * Jermaine Beckford (born 1983), English professional football player
 * Lily Beckford (born 1997), English sprinter
 * Peter Beckford (colonial administrator), Jamaican planter and slave owner
 * Peter Beckford (junior), Jamaican planter, slave owner and politician
 * Peter Beckford, English fox hunter, author and Member of Parliament
 * Reginald Beckford (fl. 20th century), Panamanian sprinter and businessman
 * Richard Beckford (died 1796), English politician
 * Robert Beckford (contemporary), British academic, theologian, and filmmaker
 * Roxanne Beckford (born 1969), Jamaican actress
 * Tyson Beckford (born 1970), American supermodel and actor
 * William Beckford (1709–1770), English politician and slave owner; Lord Mayor of London
 * William Beckford of Somerley, Jamaican slave owner and writer
 * William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844), English novelist, art critic, travel writer, slave owner and politician