Bentford Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

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

Bentford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bentford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentford occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentford? popularity and diffusion

Bentford is the 2,007,164th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bentford live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 34 percent are found, Maryland, where 24 percent are found and Alabama, where 18 percent are found.

Bentford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bentford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bentford surname expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bentford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bentford surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

Bentford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.36% less than the national average, earning $20,555 USD per year.

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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 Bentford
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