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 in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Calford live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Calford is also the 864,112th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 117 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Wales, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 37,738. In Wales it is primarily concentrated in: City and County of Cardiff, where 24 percent reside, Carmarthenshire, where 23 percent reside and Bridgend County Borough, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Wales this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Calford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Calford has changed through the years. In Wales the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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