Fordham Surname

36,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fordham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Fordham = the Ford-Field, i.e., the Field at the Ford [Old English ford + ham(m]

Fordham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7111:54,0106,459
England4,8041:11,5981,705
Australia1,5531:17,3832,438
Canada4971:74,1368,387
New Zealand1931:23,4634,124
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Scotland911:58,8334,840
Wales731:42,3914,090
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
France131:5,109,440259,941
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3891:10,2031,546
Wales131:120,6475,000
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9581:52,4205,915

Fordham (63) may also be a first name.

Fordham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Fordham = the Ford-Field, i.e., the Field at the Ford [Old English ford + ham(m]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Cambridge, Essex, and Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. So named from a town in England; the house or village at the ford.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Essex.

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

Fordham Last Name Facts

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

Fordham occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fordham? popularity and diffusion

Fordham is the 36,916th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 510,154 people. Fordham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Fordham are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fordham is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 63 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,711 people, or 1 in 54,010. In The United States Fordham is most frequent in: Georgia, where 25 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Fordham exists in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Fordham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fordham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fordham surname expanded 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 562 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 207 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fordham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fordham surname are 19.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Fordham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning 262,383 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 166.51% more than the national average, earning R 633,336 per year; in United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forrdham933/
Fordhamm931/
Fordaham930/
Fourdham930/
Fordam9216/
Fordhan8622/
Fardham864/
Furdham862/
Fordajm861/
Fordahm860/
Fordhamová821/
Fordhann800/
Fordhain800/
Fordan771,804/
Fardam77256/
Fordom7728/
Ferdam772/
Fordant712,309/
Vardham71331/
Fourdan71295/
Fardhan7174/
Fordjan719/
Fordann711/
Fardame711/
Fordañe711/
Fordean710/
Fourdain6796/
Fardjhan6721/
Fardkhan671/
Fourdoum671/
Fortdang671/
Fordgain670/

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