Catford Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Catford Surname Definition:

A location name in Kent.

Catford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5671:47,6115,958
England1601:348,23825,208
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253

Catford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Catford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Catford is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Catford.

How Common Is The Last Name Catford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Catford is the 431,117th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname Catford is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Catford are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 47,611. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 85 percent live, New South Wales, where 6 percent live and Victoria, where 6 percent live. Barring Australia Catford exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Catford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Catford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Catford last name expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Catford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Catford surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Catford earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.17% more than the national average, earning $71,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $52,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chatford930/
Caford922/
Cayford86754/
Casford86220/
Cawford8619/
Cafford8612/
Cotford861/
Cauford860/
Satford860/
Capford860/
Cadford860/
Cafor833/
Scotford80640/
Cassford80146/
Cashford8085/
Chadford8031/
Costford8016/
Ceawford807/
Satfford804/
Seatford801/
Ceafford800/
Cauwford800/
Kaford7741/
Cafoor7726/
Coford7723/
Casfor7710/
Cafard775/
Ceafor775/
Cafour774/
Cafort772/
Caffor771/
Caifor771/
Qatfor771/
Caufor770/
Scottford751/
Scadfford750/
Caffoor711,414/
Cosford71809/
Caffort71263/
Caffard7143/
Caufour7134/
Kafford716/
Caffore712/
Keaford712/
Kayford712/
Cafoorr711/
Cowford711/
Quaford711/
Cawfard711/
Cofford711/
Caffour711/
Casfore711/
Kaitfor711/
Kaiford710/
Sadford710/
Cutforth67800/
Kafor67224/
Cofor6772/
Cafar6735/
Qafor6712/
Cauffour679/
Kaufford674/
Coifford671/
Cheapfor671/
Cousford670/
Kochford670/
Saudford670/
Keasford670/
Kausford670/
Cawforth670/

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