Burnford Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Burnford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burnford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Burnford Last Name Facts

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

Burnford has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Burnford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burnford is the 2,372,517th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Burnford reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 34 percent are found, Greater London, where 24 percent are found and Somerset, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Burnford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Burnford has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Burnford last name expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burnford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Burnford last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Burnford earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.85% more than the national average, earning $70,474 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
  • 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 Burnford
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