Ackford Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ackford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ackford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:612,28636,401
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Wales141:221,03813,576
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Wales91:174,2686,522

Ackford (10) may also be a first name.

Ackford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ackford is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ackford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ackford is the 1,511,557th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Ackford is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Ackford are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles. Ackford is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 10 people.

Ackford is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 612,286. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 49 percent live, Cornwall, where 22 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and Wales, where 10 percent live.

Ackford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ackford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ackford last name expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ackford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ackford last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Ackford earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $55,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hackford93574/
Acford92124/
Akford920/
Eckford861,456/
Ockford8653/
Hakford861/
Eakford860/
Heckford80530/
Hackfort80374/
Hockford8033/
Eickford801/
Ecckford800/
Ekford771/
Hackforth75116/
Hackfoort7517/
Hagford7155/
Ecfordt710/
Hakfoort67102/
Hackfurt6764/
Hacfoort6719/
Heckfort670/
Hackfurth6357/
Heckforth631/
Egford6218/
Akfert6211/
Eigford571/
Hogford571/
Aqufort570/

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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
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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 Ackford
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