Ampleford Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ampleford Surname Definition:

(? French + English) belonging to Ample- ford or Ampleforth (Yorks) = the? Wide Forth or Passage. [A;-French ample, large, wide, Latin ampl-us + Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford].

Ampleford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ampleford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(? French + English) belonging to Ample- ford or Ampleforth (Yorks) = the? Wide Forth or Passage. [A;-French ample, large, wide, Latin ampl-us + Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ampleford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ampleford has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampleford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Ampleford live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England Ampleford is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 27 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent are found and West Sussex, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England Ampleford is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Ampleford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ampleford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ampleford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (86%) in Ireland.

The amount Ampleford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.19% more than the national average, earning $64,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amplefor940/
Ampliford890/
Ambleford890/
Amblevert5629/

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