Arford Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Arford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Arford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arford (Russian: Арфорд) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 827,165th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Arford live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Arford is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Indiana, where 15 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States Arford occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Arford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arford last name grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arford last name are 24.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.21% registered to vote for the party.

Arford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,659 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harford926,712/
Garford92407/
Aerford922/
Arfford920/
Hairford8655/
Harfford8615/
Haarford861/
Harpford861/
Garrford860/
Orford832,928/
Erford83250/
Arfort8313/
Arfard8312/
Aarfor839/
Garfor832/
Airfor831/
Herford77777/
Garfort7756/
Horford7747/
Gorford7719/
Orfford778/
Harfoor777/
Harferd776/
Harfort775/
Garfoor774/
Arforte771/
Orrford771/
Garfard771/
Harfour770/
Harfard770/
Arfar733/
Orfor732/
Harforth7141/
Herfordt7136/
Harforte718/
Garhfour711/
Harffour711/
Herfford710/
Hourford710/
Hearfort710/
Harffore710/
Heirford710/
Garfortt710/
Heurford710/
Erfort67407/
Arfert67124/
Garfar6765/
Heerfordt6750/
Harfar674/
Arfeur671/
Gaarforth671/
Orfour671/
Gorfor671/

Arford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arford in the Russian language
Арфордarford-

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Arford Reference & Research

Oxford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Oxford 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

  • 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 Arford
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