Buford Surname

43,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,067 people bear this surname

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

Buford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Beeford (ford at which bees were found), in Yorkshire.

Buford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0161:30,1653,751
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
France71:9,488,960336,266
Panama51:782,45211,059
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6051:19,2782,446

Buford (8,314) may also be a first name.

Buford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Beeford (ford at which bees were found), in Yorkshire.

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

Buford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buford (Russian: Буфорд) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Buford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buford is the 43,143rd most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 603,924 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Buford live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Buford is also the 69,319th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 8,314 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,016 people, or 1 in 30,165. In The United States Buford is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Tennessee, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Buford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 461 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buford surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.91% registered with the party.

Buford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.25% less than the national average, earning $38,295 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bufford923,276/
Bouford92101/
Bueford9275/
Beuford9272/
Bauford9218/
Budford926/
Butford923/
Bufordd921/
Buyford921/
Busford921/
Buiford920/
Bufor9127/
Boufford86534/
Beufford8626/
Boufourd864/
Bushford863/
Buttford861/
D'Buford861/
Buffford860/
Bussford860/
Buefford860/
Beutford860/
Beusford860/
Buffordt860/
Boufor83136/
Bufort8370/
Busfor8322/
Bufard8319/
Bufore8315/
Buifor8310/
Buferd839/
Bufour835/
Bufurd831/
Beufor831/
Buffor831/
Bouffourd800/
Boufforrd800/
Buffard772,914/
Wauford77304/
Bouferd77136/
Bufferd7747/
Boufard7731/
Busfore7724/
Boufort7721/
Buefort7718/
Bowford7712/
Baufour777/
Wufford775/
Baufort774/
Bausfor773/
Buffort773/
Boudfor772/
Buffurd772/
Beufort772/
Bufhard771/
Busfour771/
Boufour771/
Beuffor771/
Bauffor771/
Bufortt771/
Beufard770/
Buforte770/
Beufore770/
Booford770/
Bueferd770/
Beuferd770/
Bufar739/
Bouffard7111,427/
Bouffort71711/
Bouzfour71191/
Bausfore714/
Bousfard712/
Bushfore711/
Bauffard711/
Bouforte711/
Busfoure711/
Boudfour711/
Bouzfort711/
Bauffort711/
Boufar67391/
Buschfort67105/
Büffor6736/
Busfar6721/
Baufar6715/
Buffar675/
Buffhardt674/
Voufor672/
Beufar672/
Bufert672/
Butfar671/
Bufarh671/
Bushforth671/

Buford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buford in the Russian language
Буфордbuford-

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Buford Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Buford
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