Cosford Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cosford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cosford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4031:138,25813,495
Australia1421:190,11118,903
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Canada1031:357,72432,292
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Cosford Last Name Facts

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

Cosford is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 427,014th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. Cosford is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Cosford reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cosford is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 138,258. In England Cosford is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 34 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Cosford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cosford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cosford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cosford surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cosford surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Cosford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $50,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotsford9394/
Cousford930/
Coford9223/
Coxford86294/
Casford86220/
Cotford861/
Cowford861/
Sosford861/
Cofford861/
Cosfard861/
Kosford860/
Cusford860/
Cofor8372/
Cassford80146/
Cashford8085/
Coifford801/
Koford77361/
Casfor7710/
Caford772/
Cofort772/
Cofour771/
Catford71799/
Kofford71592/
Coffard71168/
Coufort71102/
Coifard7126/
Cawford7119/
Cafford7112/
Coffour716/
Cowfort715/
Sasford711/
Coforth711/
Coufard711/
Jasford711/
Casfore711/
Capford710/
Cadford710/
Casferd710/
Cauford710/
Kesford710/
Cuxford710/
Coiffard672,340/
Cofór6793/
Cofar6761/
Kofor6715/
Cafor673/
Couffort672/
Coëffard672/
Cusforth671/
Kessford671/
Sassford671/
Quesford670/
Kausford670/
Kochford670/
Cauwford670/
Kophford670/
Sasfford670/
Sashford670/

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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
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  • 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 Cosford
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