Calford Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Calford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales821:37,7383,712
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Calford (117) may also be a first name.

Calford Last Name Facts

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

Calford is found in Wales more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Calford.

How Common Is The Last Name Calford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Calford is the 1,391,595th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Calford are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 117 people.

The last name is most widespread in Wales, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 37,738. In Wales Calford is primarily found in: City and County of Cardiff, where 24 percent live, Carmarthenshire, where 23 percent live and Bridgend County Borough, where 11 percent live. Apart from Wales this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Calford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calford has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Calford surname increased 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calford Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Calford earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $44,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caulford93143/
Scalford9310/
Chalford932/
Colford861,249/
Salford86508/
Calfort8627/
Kalford868/
Calfour862/
Jalford861/
Calfore860/
Salfford806/
Jailford801/
Coulford801/
Calphord801/
Khalford801/
Saulford800/
Collford800/
Chalfort800/
Colfor771/
Colfort71102/
Colfard714/
Kalferd713/
Kolford712/
Colferd710/
Solford710/
Khalfour67606/
Colfoort673/
Coolfort671/
Colforth670/

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Calford Reference & Research

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

Colfer Project 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 Calford
  • 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