Gatford Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gatford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:222,87218,741
Australia521:519,14839,018
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Gatford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gatford occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatford? popularity and diffusion

Gatford is the 791,719th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name Gatford is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gatford reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 222,872. In England Gatford is most common in: Surrey, where 28 percent are found, West Sussex, where 21 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Gatford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gatford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gatford last name rose 309 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gatford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gatford last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Gatford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $41,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atford9211/
Gaford926/
Gafford863,588/
Gayford86451/
Getford8619/
Hatford8612/
Gasford868/
Gaiford861/
Gawford861/
Gafoord861/
Ghatfor861/
Gotford860/
Gadford860/
Gafor83861/
Gaisford801,087/
Austford809/
Gassford803/
Gaysford803/
Heatford801/
Eastford800/
Hastford800/
Gafoor7750,777/
Ghafor772,249/
Gafour771,141/
Gaffor77921/
Ngafor77372/
Gatfar77155/
Gahfor7720/
Gafore7717/
Gayfor7715/
Goford7713/
Adford778/
Gafuor777/
Gafhor776/
Gafard773/
Gafort771/
Hgafor771/
Gazfor771/
Gaifor771/
Otford770/
Gasfor770/
Ghafoor71241,423/
Gaffoor715,866/
Ghafour712,746/
Ghaffor712,060/
Gaffour711,988/
Gaffard71407/
Ghafore71169/
Hadford71151/
Gaafour71116/
Gosford71105/
Gaffore7165/
Gofford7151/
Gahfour7134/
Gafhoor7129/
Godford7115/
Hgafoor7112/
Gafoore719/
Gadfour719/
Gahffor716/
Gafoorp715/
Gayffor715/
Gaufoor715/
Ghaforr714/
Gafoure714/
Gaafoor714/
Gafoort713/
Ngaffor713/
Uotford712/
Gahafor712/
Ngafoor711/
Gedford711/
Gapfoor711/
Gadfoor711/
Adfords711/
Gaffort711/
Gayfore711/
Getfort711/
Ghafuor711/
Hgaffor711/
Ghadfor711/
Gaifort711/
Gahfore711/
Ghhafor711/
Gaforth710/
Gaufort710/
Gaphord710/
Asdford710/
Gotferd710/
Gafar6771,030/
Gaforova677,942/
Ghaffour673,299/
Ghaffoor671,277/
Headford67630/
Gofor67324/
Goodford6751/
Gáfor6714/
Ghafoore6710/
Ghasfoor6710/
Gahafoor679/
Hostford678/
Ghaafoor675/
Ghafgoor674/
Ghaufoor673/
Getferdt673/
Gghafoor673/
Ghgafoor672/
Ghhafoor672/
Astforth672/
Heutford671/
Gafoorpp671/
Goddford671/
Goetferd671/
Ghazfoor671/
Hautfort671/
Ghaffard671/
Ghafootr671/
Gahaffor671/
Gafffoor671/
Hghafoor671/
Gousford670/
Gaiffour670/
Heitford670/
Eastfort670/

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