Dafford Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dafford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Wales51:618,90625,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Dafford (15) may also be a first name.

Dafford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafford is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dafford.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dafford is the 2,414,640th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Dafford are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name globally, held by 15 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 30 percent reside, North Carolina, where 21 percent reside and Missouri, where 18 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 8 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Dafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dafford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dafford surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dafford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dafford surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

Dafford earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.55% less than the national average, earning $33,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffourd937/
Daifford930/
Daford9210/
Daffor920/
Dadford8641/
Daffort8622/
Dofford8615/
Defford8614/
Daffour8610/
Daiford862/
Dawford861/
Dauford860/
Dayford860/
Dafor8315/
Dashford8010/
Daffourt804/
Dauffard801/
Deadford801/
Deauford801/
Dathford801/
Daysford801/
Doufford801/
Deifford801/
Deford773,185/
Dawfor77283/
Daffar77234/
Dafour7778/
Dafore775/
Dafoor773/
Dayfor773/
Doford772/
Dhafor771/
Daforr770/
Doffour71842/
Dafgard7144/
Doiford7131/
Dhaffar7124/
Defferd7116/
Daufour7115/
Daffert7112/
Defourd715/
Doffort714/
Deffard712/
Deffort712/
Daffeur712/
Daifour712/
Doffuor711/
Dgafoor711/
Dadfard711/
Daforte711/
Doffard711/
Depford711/
Daffare711/
Deuford711/
Dayfort711/
Daforth710/
Dafar67876/
Defoirdt67155/
Douffort6717/
Doffourt677/
Dafgaard674/
Dofor674/
Daudfard672/
Daffaure672/
Douffard672/
Deaufort671/
D'Deford671/
Dahforth670/
Dodfords670/
Dauforth670/

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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
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  • 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 Dafford
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