Danford Surname

45,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Fiji

Danford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Denford (ford in a valley); in Berkshire.

Danford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,5611:8,0691,057
United States3,6141:100,29311,139
Fiji4711:1,899282
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Canada1771:208,16720,218
England1411:395,16427,358
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8951:56,1106,277

Danford (11,276) may also be a first name.

Danford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Denford (ford in a valley); in Berkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Danford Last Name Facts

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

Danford is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Danford.

How Common Is The Last Name Danford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,365th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 637,023 people. Danford occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Danford reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Danford is also the 56,535th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 11,276 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,561 people, or 1 in 8,069. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 22 percent reside, Singida Region, where 14 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Fiji, where 4 percent reside.

Danford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Danford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danford last name grew 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Danford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Danford last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Danford surname are 23.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Danford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.02% more than the national average, earning R 598,896 per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $44,235 CAD per year.

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