Durnford Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jersey

Durnford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Durnford,' a parish in Wiltshire, two miles from Amesbury.

Richard de Dumeford, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Demeford, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Durnford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8281:44,5005,484
England3731:149,37814,295
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Australia861:313,90427,145
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:73,8658,120
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Durnford (11) may also be a first name.

Durnford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Durnford,' a parish in Wiltshire, two miles from Amesbury.

Richard de Dumeford, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Demeford, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Durneford. Wiltshire, ibid.

James de Dernford, rector of Berningham, Northwood, Norfolk, 1340: History of Norfolk.

1808. Married — William Durnford and Meliscent Abbott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Secret or Private Ford [Old English dierne + ford] The Wiltshire Durnford occurs as Derneford in the 13th century.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Wiltshire.

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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Durnford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durnford is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durnford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,170th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,304,516 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Durnford reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Durnford is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 828 people, or 1 in 44,500. In Canada Durnford is mostly concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 31 percent live, Ontario, where 30 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 14 percent live. Beside Canada this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Durnford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Durnford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Durnford surname grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Durnford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Durnford last name are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Durnford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning R 226,524 per year; in United States they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $39,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $48,017 CAD per year.

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