Elford Surname

99,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Elford Surname Definition:

A parish in Staffordshire, and a village in Northumberland.

Elford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3741:40,5525,214
Australia1,1861:22,7623,141
Canada1,0441:35,2934,508
United States7371:491,80341,508
Wales1081:28,6532,938
South Africa991:547,25043,124
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland51:941,78816,185
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8521:28,6103,871
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Elford (826) may also be a first name.

Elford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Staffordshire, and a village in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Elford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elford is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,980th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,541,033 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Elford live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Elford is also the 284,203rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 826 people.

Elford is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,374 people, or 1 in 40,552. In England Elford is most common in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Dorset, where 11 percent are found and Devon, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 22 percent are found.

Elford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Elford surname increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 760 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Elford last name are 9.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Elford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.42% more than the national average, earning R 509,532 per year; in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $54,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helford92103/
Ellford9234/
Gelford9216/
Elfor911/
Hellford861/
Gellford860/
Eselford860/
Alford8351,557/
Elfort83798/
Olford83309/
Elferd83142/
Ilford8336/
Elfard8310/
Gelfor832/
Elfour832/
Helfor832/
Halford7711,441/
Holford774,300/
Gilford772,578/
Allford771,396/
Hilford77154/
Gelfort77144/
Ahlford7723/
Eilfort7718/
Ollford7717/
Helferd7716/
Alfford774/
Alfoerd771/
Ealefor771/
Ailford771/
Helfort770/
Elfar7313,717/
Hallford712,356/
Heilfort71111/
Gillford7128/
Hillford719/
Elfgaard715/
Hollford713/
Ahlfordt712/
Jailford711/
D'Alford711/
Haalford711/
Halvford711/
Halfford711/
Gilfourd711/
Gilfford711/
Juilford711/
Gailford711/
Ahalford710/
Helforth710/
Gilfordt710/
Elfert672,058/
Elfarh67174/
Alferd67158/
Alfort67124/
Alfard6747/
Gilfor6736/
Elfarr6719/
Helfar6715/
Olfort675/
Elfare675/
Elfarz674/
Ilfort671/
Elfart671/
Olferd670/

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