Braford Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

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

Braford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:820,04362,958
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Braford (23) may also be a first name.

Braford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braford is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Braford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 652,085th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. Braford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Braford are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Braford is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name in the world, held by 23 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 820,043. In The United States Braford is most frequent in: Michigan, where 17 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Braford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Braford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Braford last name expanded 539 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Braford are 13.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.44% registered with the political party.

Braford earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.07% less than the national average, earning $35,350 USD per year.

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Braford Reference & Research

Bradford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Bradford 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 Braford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis