Danforth Surname

74,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Danforth Surname Definition:

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

Danforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1591:58,8506,969
Canada2391:154,16615,668
England1621:343,93925,007
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
France21:33,211,361423,184
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5431:19,7482,491

Danforth (196) may also be a first name.

Danforth 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

Local. A place in England; the way or ford of the Danes.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Dane's ford, or Ford of the Dan or Daven.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Danforth Last Name Facts

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

Danforth is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Danforth is the 74,184th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,099,177 people. The surname Danforth is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Danforth are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Danforth is also the 648,004th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 196 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6,159 people, or 1 in 58,850. In The United States Danforth is most common in: California, where 7 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Maine, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Danforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Danforth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danforth last name rose 242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 405 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Danforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Danforth last name are 0.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.85% registered with the party.

The amount Danforth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $53,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danfourth943/
Danforths941/
Danforthe941/
Danfort9347/
D'Danforth891/
Damforth881/
Dannfort880/
Danferth880/
Donforth880/
Danfarth880/
Danford8011,440/
Danfert801/
Domforth7515/
Danforgy757/
Danfords750/
Danfford750/
Deanford750/
Domfort6732/
Donford6712/
Damford673/
Danferd670/
Danphord634/
Dampford630/
Dampfhart591/
Domford531/
Donphart501/
Damphord500/

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Danforth Reference & Research

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