Braidford Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Braidford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braidford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:633,16037,224
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:143,9706,132
England241:1,015,64040,589

Braidford Last Name Facts

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

Braidford has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braidford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Braidford is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Braidford live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 633,160. In England Braidford is mostly found in: Kent, where 25 percent are found, Surrey, where 11 percent are found and Northumberland, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Braidford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Braidford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Braidford last name grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braidford Last Name Statistics demography

Braidford earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $60,316 CAD 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
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  • 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 Braidford
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