Gifford Forename

152,288th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Gifford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: A passing.

Gifford Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,4311:253,3458,356
Jamaica-4021:7,172952
Philippines
100%
1421:746,54622,180
England
100%
791:703,83413,309
Zimbabwe
100%
601:257,06414,378
Canada
100%
601:552,22314,011
South Africa
100%
431:1,268,20144,553
Micronesia-251:4,260530
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
201:68,0715,456
Scotland
100%
131:411,5675,527
Belize
100%
121:29,5262,824
United States Virgin Islands-81:13,7181,590
Dominica-71:10,782397
Grenada
100%
71:15,4461,649
Guyana-71:109,0378,020
Malaysia
100%
71:4,349,991105,289
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Cayman Islands-41:15,3251,588
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Saint Lucia
50%
 
21:88,9085,280
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Pakistan-21:97,178,840228,758
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Anguilla
100%
21:6,628945
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
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Gifford (34,650) may also be a surname.

Gifford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: A passing.

— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Gifford Forename Popularity

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Gifford Demographics

Average Male Gifford Height

177.03 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 29 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guifford934/
Giefford932/
Giford9256/
Giffor925/
Ifford924/
Cifford86111/
Jifford8678/
Giffard8673/
Gefford8636/
Gaiford8614/
Gyfford8612/
Sifford867/
Gifferd865/
Giffort864/
Gieford863/
Gisford863/
Guiford861/
Gufford861/
Guiffor861/
Ghiffor861/
Iford83150/
Gifor836/
Chifford8019/
Guidford803/
Gayfford801/
Gaisford801/
Joifford801/
Efford77714/
Ngifor7771/
Giffar7751/
Geford7726/
Gifard7713/
Jiford7710/
Guifor778/
Aiford774/
Gifort773/
Gyford773/
Siford773/
Guford772/
Ciford772/
Giferd771/
Eiford771/
Isford771/
Ivford771/
Hiford771/
Chiffords751/
Jefford71510/
Guyford7184/
Gayford7159/
Ghiffar7137/
Geffard719/
Jieford719/
Jaiford718/
Geeford718/
Gesford718/
Chiford717/
Gefferd715/
Gepford715/
Giffert714/
Saiford714/
Cefford713/
Hefford713/
Seiford713/
Jiffard712/
Jeiford712/
Getford712/
Eufford712/
Caiford712/
Giforth711/
Gieferd711/
Guvford711/
Geffort711/
Gefourd711/
Guifort711/
Gueford711/
Guffard711/
Sefford711/
Zefford711/
Ishford711/
Hitford711/
Ieffort711/
Jizford711/
Zaiffor711/
Gifar67387/
Cifor67127/
Eford6795/
Sifor6717/
Jeffords6716/
Jayfford6710/
Jford675/
Scaiford674/
Jeefford672/
Gefor672/
Ifort672/
Zifor671/
Gaysford671/
Gessford671/
Guesford671/
Chisford671/
Coiffour671/
Saiffoor671/
Sayfford671/
Heizford671/
Ifard671/
Jhefford671/
Jifor671/
Jeffford671/
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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gifford