Acford Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Acford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:640,43737,483
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Acford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Acford Come From? nationality or country of origin

Acford is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Acford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Acford are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

Acford is most common in England, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 640,437. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 22 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 11 percent reside and West Midlands, where 11 percent reside. Not including England Acford is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Acford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Acford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Acford surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Acford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackford92138/
Hackford86574/
Akford830/
Hatchford800/
Hagford7755/
Ockford7753/
Hakford771/
Hazford770/
Eakford770/
Hackfort71374/
Hockford7133/
Hacfoort7119/
Eickford711/
Eadsford711/
Hochford710/
Eichford710/
Hackforth67116/
Hackfoort6717/
Agfore673/
Akfour671/
Haudsford671/
Askfor671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Acford
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