Ford Surname
Approximately 350,371 people bear this surname
Ford Surname Definition:
Local, from residence by a ford or stream-crossing place. Thomas de Furd was presbyter, diocese of St. Andrews, 1406 (RPSA., p. 11), and William Forde of Scotland had payment for his wages in 1489 (Bain, IV, 1551). Adam Fuideheld the lands of Burnecastell in 1493 (Laing, 217), and William Furde of Burncastel witnessed a retour of special service in 1505 (Home, 29).
Read More About This SurnameFord Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 235,598 | 1:1,538 | 121 |
| England | 49,560 | 1:1,124 | 112 |
| Australia | 24,223 | 1:1,114 | 111 |
| Canada | 13,741 | 1:2,681 | 327 |
| South Africa | 4,229 | 1:12,811 | 1,607 |
| New Zealand | 3,307 | 1:1,369 | 152 |
| Wales | 3,003 | 1:1,030 | 93 |
| Scotland | 2,724 | 1:1,965 | 353 |
| Jamaica | 2,176 | 1:1,319 | 230 |
| Russia | 973 | 1:148,122 | 17,162 |
| Liberia | 842 | 1:5,236 | 635 |
| Ireland | 679 | 1:6,935 | 1,011 |
| Thailand | 588 | 1:120,133 | 17,989 |
| Panama | 557 | 1:7,024 | 727 |
| France | 512 | 1:129,732 | 19,797 |
| Argentina | 504 | 1:84,808 | 7,176 |
| Northern Ireland | 470 | 1:3,926 | 780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Venezuela | 360 | 1:83,900 | 3,307 |
| Spain | 355 | 1:131,696 | 10,008 |
| Germany | 281 | 1:286,496 | 29,863 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 235 | 1:5,804 | 912 |
| Tanzania | 229 | 1:231,186 | 19,065 |
| Brazil | 223 | 1:959,975 | 34,174 |
| India | 214 | 1:3,584,418 | 101,069 |
| Honduras | 194 | 1:45,446 | 1,203 |
| Mexico | 166 | 1:747,748 | 11,221 |
| Bahamas | 161 | 1:2,433 | 340 |
| Philippines | 151 | 1:670,452 | 69,467 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Netherlands | 121 | 1:139,563 | 21,355 |
| Uruguay | 115 | 1:29,841 | 3,435 |
| Belize | 114 | 1:3,118 | 631 |
| Japan | 111 | 1:1,151,750 | 21,519 |
| Zimbabwe | 111 | 1:139,083 | 18,071 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Costa Rica | 103 | 1:46,408 | 1,103 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Ecuador | 87 | 1:182,826 | 7,608 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| China | 76 | 1:17,991,073 | 1,021 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| Denmark | 71 | 1:79,503 | 7,759 |
| Saint Lucia | 71 | 1:2,518 | 396 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 67 | 1:1,480 | 258 |
| Guernsey | 66 | 1:976 | 172 |
| Italy | 59 | 1:1,036,554 | 70,719 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 59 | 1:1,871 | 308 |
| Guyana | 54 | 1:14,115 | 1,941 |
| Belarus | 53 | 1:179,265 | 23,543 |
| Israel | 53 | 1:161,465 | 16,670 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Chile | 48 | 1:367,010 | 10,126 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Norway | 47 | 1:109,410 | 14,618 |
| Bermuda | 46 | 1:1,419 | 226 |
| Falkland Islands | 46 | 1:68 | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 45 | 1:1,907 | 364 |
| Guatemala | 44 | 1:365,515 | 4,900 |
| Hong Kong | 44 | 1:166,716 | 2,952 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 38 | 1:465,329 | 34,912 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Colombia | 37 | 1:1,291,191 | 10,220 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Jersey | 32 | 1:3,100 | 566 |
| Ghana | 30 | 1:900,690 | 11,474 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Cayman Islands | 26 | 1:2,457 | 306 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Cuba | 25 | 1:460,909 | 5,712 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Iceland | 24 | 1:15,837 | 1,339 |
| South Korea | 24 | 1:2,135,011 | 473 |
| Egypt | 23 | 1:3,997,207 | 48,071 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 1:482,225 | 23,275 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| British Virgin Islands | 17 | 1:1,858 | 249 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Barbados | 15 | 1:19,163 | 1,043 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Cook Islands | 13 | 1:1,398 | 376 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Haiti | 12 | 1:890,326 | 11,483 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Vietnam | 11 | 1:8,422,369 | 2,636 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Norfolk Island | 9 | 1:255 | 41 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Angola | 6 | 1:4,498,202 | 6,967 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 1:3,468,093 | 12,102 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 1:31,871,355 | 17,304 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Malawi | 5 | 1:3,423,822 | 24,042 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 1:5,682,489 | 5,910 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Togo | 2 | 1:3,623,884 | 11,997 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | 1:2,744,556 | 11,412 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 771 | 1:5,746 | 944 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26,588 | 1:917 | 94 |
| Scotland | 1,787 | 1:2,095 | 383 |
| Wales | 786 | 1:1,995 | 141 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:2,358 | 391 |
| Guernsey | 13 | 1:2,512 | 419 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45,130 | 1:1,113 | 96 |
Ford (10,628) may also be a first name.
Ford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local, from residence by a ford or stream-crossing place. Thomas de Furd was presbyter, diocese of St. Andrews, 1406 (RPSA., p. 11), and William Forde of Scotland had payment for his wages in 1489 (Bain, IV, 1551). Adam Fuideheld the lands of Burnecastell in 1493 (Laing, 217), and William Furde of Burncastel witnessed a retour of special service in 1505 (Home, 29). George Fuird, 'flescher, indueller in Innemcs,' was accused in 1603 of buying 'of quheit plaidis fra unfrie men in the Chanonrie of Ross' (Rec. Inv., II, p. 9). Patrick Fuird in Simprein, 1653, Alexander Foord in Hilton, 1677, and others of the name appear in Lauder Commissariot Record. Isobel Foorde in Pitlandie, parish of Monydie, 1688 (Dunkeld), and John Foord in Mosshouses, 1690 (RRM., III, p. 112). Foourd 1750, Fovrd 1675, Furd 1551, Fwrd 1689.
(English) Dweller at a Stream- Crossing [Old English ford]
A well known English name widely used as a synonym of several Irish surnames. See MacKinnawe, MacElnay, Foran. Forhane. IF 150; MIF 110,274; Map Gal and Leit
(English) Dweller, or worker, at a stream crossing.
Parishes and places in cos. Durham, Sussex, Bucks, Northumberland, Salop, Wilts, Devon, &c.
As a Cornish name, perhaps from Ford in Lanhydroch; from ford, a way.
A location name in Durham, Salop, Staffordshire.
Ford: (Celtic fordd; A.S. ford), a way; only in a secondary sense signifies a ford across a river. The numerous places whose names end in “ford” often show how common fords were, and how scarce were bridges. Several fords are named after the river through which the ford lay. There are fifteen Stamfords, Stanfords or Stainforths where were stepping- stones. Coggleford was paved with cobbles. Staplefords were protected by piles driven into the bed of the stream. Twenty-two Sandfords or Samfords indicate sandy bottoms. Stratfords point to fords on old Roman roads. It must not, however, be lost sight of that a good many places ending in “ford” are on no river at all, or on tiny brooks, that could be stepped across. Such places take their names from the use of the word “ford” as a highway. In the West of England “ford” is often altered into ver - Vitiver is the Whiteford, or white-paved highway leading across Dartmoor and above the head of the Webburn. Rediver is the Redford, also where is no stream. Ford may also be a modernization of the O.N. varðr, a place of protection and defence. And it is not possible in many cases, without local knowledge, to determine whether “ford” stands for road, ford over a river, or place of defence.
Ford. —Characteristic of the southern and western counties. Absent or singularly rare north of a line drawn from the Wash to the Mersey. It is at present most numerous in Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hants, and Cheshire. In almost all the counties where this name is at all frequent we find it in one form or another as a place - name.
Ford Demographics
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Ford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ford (Russian: Форд) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ford? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ford is the 1,551st most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,800 people. Ford is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Ford are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 58,809th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,628 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 235,598 people, or 1 in 1,538. In The United States Ford is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 171 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Ford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ford surname rose 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 382 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 12 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Ford surname are 9.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.23% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning 337,311 kr per year; in Peru they earn 223.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 62,640 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.33% more than the national average, earning R 342,984 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $24,297,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning $40,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $51,833 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foord | 89 | 4,691 | / |
| Fords | 89 | 183 | / |
| Fourd | 89 | 57 | / |
| Fordt | 89 | 40 | / |
| Fohrd | 89 | 25 | / |
| Fford | 89 | 9 | / |
| Fordd | 89 | 7 | / |
| Fordh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Foerd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Forrd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pford | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foird | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wford | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hford | 89 | 1 | / |
| For | 86 | 726 | / |
| Pfordt | 80 | 130 | / |
| Foords | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wfford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfordp | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Ford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fourds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fordtz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fort | 75 | 30,815 | / |
| Fard | 75 | 13,809 | / |
| Fore | 75 | 10,607 | / |
| Four | 75 | 9,308 | / |
| Foor | 75 | 3,960 | / |
| Fohr | 75 | 1,145 | / |
| Furd | 75 | 302 | / |
| Ferd | 75 | 277 | / |
| Forr | 75 | 267 | / |
| Forh | 75 | 172 | / |
| Fotr | 75 | 168 | / |
| Vord | 75 | 76 | / |
| Forţ | 75 | 34 | / |
| Forț | 75 | 31 | / |
| Forø | 75 | 21 | / |
| Färd | 75 | 16 | / |
| Forp | 75 | 8 | / |
| Forz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ffor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Foir | 75 | 3 | / |
| Foyr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fuor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fgor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fojr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfordte | 73 | 105 | / |
| Fordova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fordová | 73 | 4 | / |
| Geeford | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forte | 67 | 66,859 | / |
| Forth | 67 | 5,029 | / |
| Foure | 67 | 1,743 | / |
| Pforr | 67 | 1,242 | / |
| Forgy | 67 | 829 | / |
| Fortt | 67 | 610 | / |
| Fourt | 67 | 549 | / |
| Foore | 67 | 508 | / |
| Foort | 67 | 492 | / |
| Forre | 67 | 273 | / |
| Foire | 67 | 187 | / |
| Forts | 67 | 95 | / |
| Fourr | 67 | 81 | / |
| Pfort | 67 | 59 | / |
| Foert | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pferd | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fuore | 67 | 19 | / |
| Forcz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fottr | 67 | 13 | / |
| Faurd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Forzh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fourh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pfoor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Farrd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fards | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phord | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voord | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fourz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farhd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuorr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fohrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Forût | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fherd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fotrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Footr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fârïd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fürdő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Furdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farïd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fohre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forrő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fardd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgoyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhohr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fardh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwfor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fardt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fhort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forpp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ferdt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfohr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fhore | 67 | 0 | / |
Ford Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ford in the Russian language | ||
| Форд | ford | - |
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