Gafford Surname

126,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,588 people bear this surname

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

Gafford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5331:102,59211,326
England161:3,482,379114,324
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:122,78411,929

Gafford (32) may also be a first name.

Gafford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gafford occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gafford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gafford is the 126,610th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,031,089 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gafford live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gafford is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 32 people.

Gafford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,533 people, or 1 in 102,592. In The United States Gafford is most frequent in: Texas, where 31 percent live, Alabama, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Gafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gafford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gafford last name grew 864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gafford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gafford surname is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gafford surname are 20.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.06% registered with the political party.

Gafford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $39,163 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaffor92921/
Afford92711/
Gaford926/
Gaffoor865,866/
Ghaffor862,060/
Gaffour861,988/
Hafford861,738/
Gayford86451/
Gaffard86407/
Gatford86356/
Eafford86115/
Gaffore8665/
Gofford8651/
Gefford8613/
Gasford868/
Aufford868/
Gahffor866/
Gayffor865/
Ngaffor863/
Gaiford861/
Gawford861/
Asfford861/
Gaffort861/
Gafoord861/
Hgaffor861/
Gafferd860/
Gadford860/
Gafor83861/
Aford8362/
Ghaffour803,299/
Ghaffoor801,277/
Gaisford801,087/
Heafford8051/
Gassford803/
Gaysford803/
Haufford801/
Hayfford801/
Haffords801/
Ghaffard801/
Gahaffor801/
Gafffoor801/
Gaiffour800/
Giefford800/
Gaffar7765,580/
Gafoor7750,777/
Offord773,890/
Ghafor772,249/
Gafour771,141/
Ayford77557/
Ngafor77372/
Awford77147/
Eaford7788/
Asford7748/
Goffor7741/
Haford7733/
Gahfor7720/
Gafore7717/
Gayfor7715/
Goford7713/
Affort7713/
Atford7711/
Adford778/
Gafuor777/
Gafhor776/
Auford774/
Geford774/
Aiford773/
Gafard773/
Gáffor772/
Afordt772/
Aaford771/
Affard771/
Afords771/
Gafort771/
Hgafor771/
Gazfor771/
Gaifor771/
Avford771/
Apford770/
Gasfor770/
Ahford770/
Gafforova759,816/
Ghaffoore7513/
Ghaffoorr751/
Heasfford750/
Ghafoor71241,423/
Ghaffar71212,945/
Hayford7134,584/
Ashford7121,447/
Ghafour712,746/
Hasford711,654/
Geffard711,451/
Goffard71948/
Hofford71483/
Gepford71460/
Gaaffar71284/
Heaford71255/
Ghafore71169/
Hadford71151/
Gaafour71116/
Gosford71105/
Gahffar7156/
Gaffare7145/
Gaffaar7143/
Gaffert7143/
Gahfour7134/
Gafhoor7129/
Godford7115/
Hatford7112/
Hgafoor7112/
Gafoore719/
Gadfour719/
Ghoffor718/
Ausford717/
Hawford715/
Auffort715/
Gafoorp715/
Gaufoor715/
Ahsford714/
Ghaforr714/
Gafoure714/
Gaafoor714/
Gefferd713/
Assford713/
Gafoort713/
Haffort713/
Goffort713/
Gaffhar713/
Haffard713/
Goffoor712/
Haiford712/
Gaffaur712/
Gahafor712/
Aisford712/
Hgaffar712/
Ngafoor711/
Gapfoor711/
Gadfoor711/
Hapford711/
Gofferd711/
Adfords711/
Goffore711/
Gayfore711/
Ghafuor711/
Ghadfor711/
Gaifort711/
Ghatfor711/
Gaffatr711/
Gafffar711/
Gahfore711/
Ghhafor711/
Gotford710/
Gaforth710/
Hauford710/
Hazford710/
Gaufort710/
Gaphord710/
Asdford710/
Eifford710/
Gafar6771,030/
Gaforova677,942/
Headford67630/
Gofor67324/
Ayshford67183/
Aufforth6774/
Goodford6751/
Aishford6750/
Gofforth6740/
Ghaffaar6728/
Gahaffar6718/
Ghafffar6717/
Gáfor6714/
Oford6711/
Afard6710/
Ghafoore6710/
Ghasfoor6710/
Gahafoor679/
Afort676/
Ghaafoor675/
Ghaaffar674/
Ghaffarr674/
Ghafgoor674/
Ghaufoor673/
Gghafoor673/
Ghaffare673/
Ghgafoor672/
Ghhafoor672/
Ghhaffar672/
Gahffaar672/
Haysford671/
Houfford671/
Gafoorpp671/
Goddford671/
Goepford671/
Heatford671/
Ghazfoor671/
Ghaffarz671/
Ghafootr671/
Ghadffar671/
Gghaffar671/
Hghafoor671/
Gousford670/
Hausford670/
Hassford670/
Gephford670/
Haffards670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gafford
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