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

Dafford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafford? popularity and diffusion

Dafford is the 2,414,640th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. Dafford is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

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

Dafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dafford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dafford surname grew 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 bearing the Dafford last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.95% being registered to vote for the political 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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