Allford Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Wales

Allford Surname Definition:

= Alford, q.v.

Allford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4971:54,3176,671
England3841:145,09913,995
United States3681:984,94373,005
Wales791:39,1713,833
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Allford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Alford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Allford Last Name Facts

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

Allford occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Allford? popularity and diffusion

Allford is the 277,488th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,220,305 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 36 percent of Allford reside; 36 percent reside in Australasia and 36 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Allford is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 54,317. In Australia Allford is most common in: Victoria, where 82 percent live, Tasmania, where 7 percent live and South Australia, where 6 percent live. Other than Australia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Allford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Allford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Allford last name grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 988 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Allford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Allford last name are 32.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Allford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $60,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hallford932,356/
Alford9251,557/
Halford8611,441/
Galford86745/
Alfords8643/
Ellford8634/
Ahlford8623/
Ollford8617/
Aulford869/
Alfford864/
Ailford861/
Alfoerd861/
Allferd860/
Allfort860/
Allfard860/
Alfor83116/
Aselford8030/
Halfords8019/
Hollford803/
Ahlfordt802/
Hallfore802/
Haalford801/
Gailford801/
Halfford801/
Hallferd801/
Halvford801/
Hellford801/
D'Alford801/
Ahalford800/
Allforth800/
Elford774,729/
Olford77309/
Alferd77158/
Alfort77124/
Alfard7747/
Alfour7711/
Halfor773/
Alfore772/
Alfoor771/
Alfurd771/
Allfar771/
Hallforth7511/
Haselford750/
Holford714,300/
Alforte713,005/
Helford71103/
Alphord7164/
Halfort7162/
Galfard7159/
Ahlfort7127/
Gaylfor7110/
Golford713/
Alfuore713/
Hallfar712/
Galfoor711/
Ailfard711/
Ailferd711/
Ealefor711/
Alfardh711/
Halferd710/
Allfart710/
Aulferd710/
Alforth710/
Alfar675,920/
Houlford6730/
Allfarth678/
Alforova678/
Ahlforth673/
Halforth671/
Halfhour671/
Hollfort671/

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Allford Reference & Research

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Alford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Allford
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