Dunford Surname

43,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,858 people bear this surname

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

Dunford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Ford by the Hill [O.E, dún, a hill + ford] 2 the Brown Ford [Old English dun(n, brown + ford]

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Dunford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0351:71,9888,329
England3,5311:15,7802,308
Canada1,2621:29,1963,831
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Australia4381:61,6347,446
Ireland1851:25,4542,400
Wales1831:16,9101,838
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
Northern Ireland1701:10,8531,674
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7821:13,6792,053
Wales311:50,5942,584
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4681:107,30510,748

Dunford (91) may also be a first name.

Dunford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Ford by the Hill [O.E, dún, a hill + ford] 2 the Brown Ford [Old English dun(n, brown + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A known corruption of Durnford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the name of a parish near Sheffield.

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Dunford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dunford.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,833rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 614,568 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dunford reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.

The surname Dunford is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,035 people, or 1 in 71,988. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 18 percent are found, Utah, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Dunford exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Dunford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,076 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 168 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 590 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dunford are 3.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Dunford earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.84% more than the national average, earning R 320,436 per year; in United States they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $43,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $49,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnford938/
Dunfford931/
Dunfor920/
Dumford86518/
Donford8612/
Dunfore864/
Dunfort863/
Dunferd860/
Dunfordová822/
Dunforth803/
Duhnfort801/
Dumpford800/
Donfor7711/
Dunfar772/
Dumfor771/
Dusnforth750/
Dumfort7120/
Domford711/
Dunfare711/
Dunfart710/
Dühnfort6724/
Dumphord6723/
Dumforth6711/
Duhnfahr674/
Dhumfuor671/
Dunnfurt670/
Dunferth670/
Donforth670/
Dühnforth6321/
Donfar621/
Dumfart57245/
Domfort5732/
Dumfert570/
Dumfahrt5359/
Dumfarth5354/
Domforth5315/
Dühnfahr5313/
Dümforth531/
Dumpfhart5055/
Dühnfarth5018/

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