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

The surname Cosford occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 427,014th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. Cosford is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Cosford are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Cosford is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 138,258. In England Cosford is most common in: Northamptonshire, where 34 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Cosford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cosford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cosford last name increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cosford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cosford last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cosford
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