Bransford Surname

228,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Bransford Surname Definition:

A hamlet in Co. Worcester.

Bransford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5711:230,71922,219
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
England41:13,929,515290,718
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:121,00911,786

Bransford (279) may also be a first name.

Bransford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A hamlet in Co. Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bransford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bransford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bransford.

How Common Is The Last Name Bransford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,458th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. The last name Bransford is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bransford live; 82 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 531,524th most widely held first name globally, borne by 279 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,571 people, or 1 in 230,719. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Bransford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bransford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bransford surname expanded 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bransford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bransford surname are 1.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.7% registered with the party.

The amount Bransford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $49,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $39,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brainsford951/
Bransfor946/
Bramsford891/
Bronsford890/
Branchford8419/
Bransforte841/
Braunsforth808/
Bramsfort789/
Bromsford780/
Bronsferd780/
Branchfard740/
Braunsfurth709/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bransford
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