Gainford Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gainford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gainford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3541:157,39614,847
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States151:24,163,929685,360
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gainford Last Name Facts

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

Gainford is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gainford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gainford is the 597,433rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname Gainford is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gainford live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gainford is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 157,396. In England Gainford is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent reside, Cumbria, where 12 percent reside and Merseyside, where 11 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Gainford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gainford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 197 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gainford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

The amount Gainford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% less than the national average, earning $42,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganford933/
Ginford932/
Gainfort88188/
Hainford880/
Inford8610/
Ganfor865/
Anford862/
Gainforth82135/
Gainforte821/
Hanford803,657/
Nganfor8018/
Genford8017/
Asnford804/
Hinford803/
Ganfour801/
Annford801/
Gamford801/
Eanford800/
Aynford800/
Einford800/
Hannford754/
Hanfford754/
Ghanfoor751/
Hanfordt750/
Haanford750/
Anfort7117/
Amford713/
Ganfar712/
Infort712/
Enford712/
Geanforte711/
Anfard710/
Anforth67147/
Henford6727/
Hamford676/
Ngamfor675/
Ghanfar675/
Himford674/
Inforte672/
Gajnfar671/
Enfordt671/
Einfort671/
Jynford671/
Asmford670/
Hinfort670/

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Gainford Reference & Research

Gainforth FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gainforth FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gainford
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