Galford Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

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

Galford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7331:494,48741,675
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Galford (17) may also be a first name.

Galford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galford is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galford? popularity and diffusion

Galford is the 454,874th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,781,941 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Galford reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 733 people, or 1 in 494,487. In The United States Galford is mostly concentrated in: West Virginia, where 23 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States Galford is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Galford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Galford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galford last name increased 632 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Galford surname are 14.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.14% registered with the political party.

Galford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gailford931/
Alford9251,557/
Halford8611,441/
Allford861,396/
Galfard8659/
Alfords8643/
Ahlford8623/
Gaylfor8610/
Aulford869/
Alfford864/
Golford863/
Galfoor861/
Ailford861/
Hallford802,356/
Aselford8030/
Halfords8019/
Ahlfordt802/
D'Alford801/
Haalford801/
Halvford801/
Halfford801/
Ahalford800/
Olford77309/
Alfort77124/
Alfard7747/
Galfar7745/
Golfor772/
Haselford750/
Holford714,300/
Alforte713,005/
Alphord7164/
Halfort7162/
Ahlfort7127/
Golferd7121/
Ollford7117/
Golfort716/
Golfard712/
Ailfard711/
Alfardh711/
Galfare711/
Allfard710/
Alforth710/
Allfort710/
Houlford6730/
Golforth6710/
Ahlforth673/
Hollford673/
Halforth671/
Allforth670/

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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
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  • 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 Galford
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