Barford Surname

220,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Barford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Barford = the Boar- Ford. [Old English bár + ford]

Barford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9641:57,7996,954
United States3851:941,45270,347
Australia2151:125,56113,746
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Canada491:751,95159,756
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales291:106,7088,358
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7541:32,3284,290
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Barford (49) may also be a first name.

Barford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Barford = the Boar- Ford. [Old English bár + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and other places in cos. Bedford, Norfolk, Warwick, Oxon, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Barford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barford (Russian: Барфорд) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 220,047th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Barford live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 964 people, or 1 in 57,799. In England Barford is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Other than England Barford exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Barford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barford last name are 23.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.58% more than the national average, earning R 317,436 per year; in United States they earn 25.51% more than the national average, earning $54,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 173.5% more than the national average, earning $135,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barhford932/
Baerford931/
Basrford930/
Barfords930/
Barfford930/
Bearford930/
Barfor9258/
Warford864,200/
Barfour86573/
Berford8679/
Barfard8615/
Barfort8612/
Barfore863/
Borford863/
Warfford80148/
Barforth8026/
Barffour809/
Warrford808/
Beurford802/
Berfordt801/
Berfford801/
Bearfort801/
Wharford800/
Bearfore800/
Beirford800/
Barfar7720/
Borfor776/
Beurfford7541/
Baharfard752/
Baharfour751/
Worford71179/
Berfort718/
Warfard717/
Borforh711/
Weathrford711/
Borfore711/
Berferd710/
Barfert710/
Baharfar67261/
Barfurth6732/
Worfford677/
Borffore671/
Woorford671/
Weirford670/

Barford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barford in the Russian language
Барфордbarford-

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