Belford Surname

87,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,498 people bear this surname

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

Belford Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Belford near Yetholm, Roxburghshire. James de Beleford, caraifex (butcher) in Berwick, p. 1147 (Kelso, 34). Scralyne leased to Ade de Belfurde in 1376 (RHM., I, p. LXVII).

Belford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3471:108,29411,846
Australia4761:56,7146,917
England4301:129,57712,857
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Jamaica631:45,5552,772
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Trinidad and Tobago451:30,3113,123
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Panama251:156,4905,002
France201:3,321,136213,627
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Israel111:777,96750,646
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Samoa41:48,452659
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Gambia41:480,863548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1011:43,8603,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
England1211:201,44915,997
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:79,7128,404

Belford (469) may also be a first name.

Belford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from Belford near Yetholm, Roxburghshire. James de Beleford, caraifex (butcher) in Berwick, p. 1147 (Kelso, 34). Scralyne leased to Ade de Belfurde in 1376 (RHM., I, p. LXVII).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Belford, in Northumberland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Belford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belford (Russian: Белфорд) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Belford.

How Common Is The Last Name Belford? popularity and diffusion

Belford is the 87,491st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,325,490 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Belford live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Belford is also the 393,184th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 469 people.

The last name Belford is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,347 people, or 1 in 108,294. In The United States Belford is most frequent in: Florida, where 8 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Belford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belford last name expanded 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 85 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Belford last name are 8.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.31% more than the national average, earning R 632,856 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $24,208,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $56,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellford9336/
Belfourd933/
Beulford931/
Belfortd931/
Beslford930/
Belfford930/
Belfor921,033/
Blford920/
Belfort869,012/
Welford863,581/
Belfour86225/
Belfore8658/
Bilford8629/
Belfard866/
Belferd865/
Bellfor861/
Velford861/
Belffor861/
Belforte801,034/
Wellford80336/
Belfoure8066/
Bellfort8025/
Belforth8016/
Billford807/
Bellfore807/
Behelfor803/
Bellfour802/
Welfords801/
Welfford801/
Weslford801/
Bilfford801/
Belfortt801/
Belfourt801/
Belfar773,302/
Wlford771/
Vlford771/
Blfour771/
Belfortte7513/
Belforthe751/
Belfforte751/
Wilford717,404/
Belfarh71700/
Belfert7117/
Vilford7111/
Belfare714/
Belfeur712/
Welfort712/
Welfard711/
Bilfort711/
Belfart711/
Belffar711/
Billfor710/
Whlford710/
Willford671,313/
Vielfort6737/
Wellfort6714/
Belphore674/
Wilfordt672/
Belfarre671/
Wilfford671/
Vilfourd671/
Whlfford671/
Wehlfort671/

Belford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belford in the Russian language
Белфордbelford-

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