Difford Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Difford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Difford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:279,99021,818
South Africa741:732,13151,520
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Wales461:67,2725,910
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Difford (28) may also be a first name.

Difford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Difford is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Difford.

How Common Is The Last Name Difford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 688,723rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. Difford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Difford reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 279,990. In England it is most numerous in: Somerset, where 26 percent are found, Kent, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Difford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Difford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Difford last name grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 110 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Difford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Difford surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Difford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.15% more than the national average, earning R 425,724 per year; in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.82% less than the national average, earning $32,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deifford931/
Daifford930/
Diffor9251/
Diford921/
Dufford86730/
Diffort86171/
Doiford8631/
Defford8614/
Daiford862/
Didford861/
Difor8318/
Duffourd80164/
Deford773,185/
Duford771,182/
Deffor77847/
Difour77142/
Difort7774/
Difore7717/
Difard777/
Dyford774/
Diffar771/
Dizfor771/
Duffort71770/
Duffard71305/
Diforte71175/
Differt71161/
Ditfort7173/
Düffort7141/
Dyffort7116/
Defferd7116/
Diefort719/
Dedford719/
Deffore718/
Defourd715/
Difoire714/
Desford712/
Daifour712/
Deffard712/
Deffort712/
Deffoor712/
Didfard711/
Depford711/
Deffour711/
Deuford711/
Doifort711/
Doifard711/
Dayford710/
Dufferd710/
Detford710/
Defor671,553/
Defoirdt67155/
Difar6723/
Duffourt6721/
Dueffort6712/
Deidfard678/
D'Deford671/
Daysford671/
Deadford671/
Dieffert671/
Doiphord671/

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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
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  • 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 Difford
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