Comford Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

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

Comford 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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Comford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Comford (337) may also be a first name.

Comford 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

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

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Comford Last Name Facts

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

Comford occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Comford.

How Common Is The Last Name Comford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Comford reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 476,238th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 337 people.

Comford is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Comford is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Comford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Comford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Comford surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Comford last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

Comford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $40,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Commford930/
Comfor9228/
Comfort8612,991/
Somford8667/
Conford8640/
Camford865/
Comforz864/
Comfotr861/
Compfor861/
Cumford860/
Comforte8033/
Compfort808/
Comforth807/
Comforts804/
Comffort802/
Csamford802/
Chomfort801/
Comnfort801/
Conmfort801/
Campford801/
Comfortt801/
Commfort801/
Scamford800/
Connford800/
Komfor7755/
Confor777/
Camfor771/
Champford751/
Samford712,139/
Confort71856/
Komfort7167/
Camfort7139/
Comphor7113/
Kamford7113/
Comfert7112/
Canford718/
Sonford712/
Cumfort712/
Konford711/
Comfart711/
Kompfor711/
Komfuor711/
Confour711/
Comfare711/
Kumford711/
Confore710/
Cunford710/
Conferd710/
Kemford710/
Conforte671,287/
Sampford67233/
Conforth67102/
Campfort6798/
Chamfort6759/
Komforth6711/
Confortt675/
Comphort674/
Chanford672/
Dzumford671/
Canfford671/
Camphord671/
Kampford670/
Cannford670/
Kempford670/

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