Comeford Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Comeford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Comport.' Mr. F. A. Crisp, in one of his collections of pedigrees, clearly shows that the family of Comport was frequently known as Comfort. Nevertheless, Comfort is found so early as the Hundred Rolls of 1273.

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Comeford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Comeford (10) may also be a first name.

Comeford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Comport.' Mr. F. A. Crisp, in one of his collections of pedigrees, clearly shows that the family of Comport was frequently known as Comfort. Nevertheless, Comfort is found so early as the Hundred Rolls of 1273. Therefore in some cases it may be a nickname. But the local derivation is preferable.

Richard Cumfort, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Cumfort, rector, Close Rolls, 14 Henry VI.

Mr. Crisp (Fragmenta Genealogica) has 'Edward Comport, alias Comford, of Chiselhurst, Kent' His son was 'Richard Comport, alias Comfort, of Chiselhurst.' It is curious to observe that in the Modern Domesday Book (1875) the county of Kent is represented by one Comfort and four Comports. Hence it is certain that Comfort is in many cases an imitative variant of Comport, or Comford, a local surname.

1665. Married — Abraham Comefort and Kathern Mitchell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1794. — Edward Edwards and Jane Comport: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Perhaps a corruption of the local surname Comerford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Comfort in Gwennap; from cum-vor, the great volley. Polwhele renders Com-fort, Coomb-ford, Cwm-fordh, Cuum-vordh, Cum-vor, the great road or pass between the hills.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Cornish name; from cûm-veor, the great valley.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Comeford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Comeford is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Comeford.

How Common Is The Last Name Comeford? popularity and diffusion

Comeford is the 1,453,389th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Comeford is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Comeford reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 11 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Comeford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Comeford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Comeford surname contracted 11 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Comeford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Comeford surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Comeford surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Comeford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning $42,558 USD per year.

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