Deford Surname

140,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,185 people bear this surname

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

Deford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1361:115,58012,476
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:100,03710,157

Deford (69) may also be a first name.

Deford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deford (Russian: Дефорд) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,192nd most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,288,083 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Deford are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Deford is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 69 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,136 people, or 1 in 115,580. In The United States Deford is primarily found in: Indiana, where 9 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Deford exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Deford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deford last name rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deford last name are 15.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.63% registered with the party.

The amount Deford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $49,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defford9214/
Dedford929/
Defourd925/
Desford922/
Depford921/
Deuford921/
Detford920/
Defor911,553/
Defoirdt86155/
D'Deford861/
Deifford861/
Deadford861/
Defour832,511/
Defoor832,375/
Defore83970/
Deffor83847/
Defort83350/
Desfor8346/
Defard8324/
Daford8310/
Dyford834/
Deforr833/
Doford832/
Deufor831/
Deefor831/
Defoër831/
Diford831/
Defoort771,431/
Difford77430/
Desfour77165/
Deforte77132/
Deforth77110/
Defoore7773/
Dafford7763/
Doiford7731/
Deforzh7729/
Desfard7719/
Defferd7716/
Dofford7715/
Defoure7714/
Depferd7710/
Diefort779/
Deffore778/
Defoire773/
Defourt773/
Daiford772/
Deffard772/
Deffoor772/
Deffort772/
Desfort771/
Dawford771/
Deufort771/
De'four771/
Deffour771/
Didford771/
Deforre771/
Desfore770/
Dayford770/
Defar738,316/
Difor7318/
Deidfard718/
Daffourd717/
Dewferdt711/
Daysford711/
Dewforth710/
Daifford710/
Defert67757/
Deffar67519/
Difour67142/
Difort6774/
Dyfort6769/
Diffor6751/
Dehfar6742/
Defaur6741/
Defare6730/
Difore6717/
Dofort679/
Difard677/
Dayfor673/
Devfar671/
Dyfoyr671/
Desfar671/
Dizfor671/
Dedfar671/
Dephor670/

Deford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deford in the Russian language
Дефордdeford-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deford
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