Colford Surname

303,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Colford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5821:622,78250,324
Canada5141:71,6848,175
England1141:488,75531,416
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Colford (11) may also be a first name.

Colford Last Name Facts

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

Colford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Colford.

How Common Is The Last Name Colford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 303,577th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,834,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Colford live; 87 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Colford is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 582 people, or 1 in 622,782. In The United States Colford is most common in: Minnesota, where 12 percent are found, Maine, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 41 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Colford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colford last name rose 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 7 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Colford surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colford surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,113 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulford931/
Collford930/
Colfor921/
Calford86157/
Colfort86102/
Culford8661/
Colfard864/
Kolford862/
Solford860/
Colferd860/
Caulford80143/
Scalford8010/
Colfoort803/
Chalford802/
Coolfort801/
Culfford801/
Colforth800/
Colfar7767/
Kolfor771/
Salford71508/
Calfort7127/
Kalford718/
Calfour712/
Jalford711/
Colfart710/
Colfarz710/
Calfore710/
Colfert710/
Kolfoort6770/
Salfford676/
Calphord671/
Khalford671/
Kolforth671/
Culforth670/
Chalfort670/

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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 Colford
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