Gofford Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gofford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gofford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Gofford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gofford is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gofford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Gofford occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gofford live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is primarily found in: Berkshire, where 63 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Gofford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gofford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gofford Last Name Statistics demography

Gofford earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offord923,890/
Goffor9241/
Goford9213/
Gafford863,588/
Goffard86948/
Hofford86483/
Gosford86105/
Godford8615/
Gefford8613/
Ghoffor868/
Goffort863/
Goffoor862/
Gofferd861/
Goffore861/
Gotford860/
Gofor83324/
Oford8311/
Goodford8051/
Gofforth8040/
Houfford801/
Goddford801/
Goepford801/
Gousford800/
Giefford800/
Goffar773,287/
Gaffor77921/
Afford77711/
Offort77145/
Ghofor77117/
Hoford7738/
Ngofor7734/
Offard7724/
Osford7721/
Gofoor7715/
Gofard779/
Gofort777/
Gofour777/
Gaford776/
Geford774/
O'Ford773/
Gofore772/
Gáffor772/
Goofor772/
Oyford771/
Goforh771/
Goufor771/
Otford770/
Gofforova7533/
Goforth7112,126/
Gaffoor715,866/
Hosford714,070/
Goffart712,225/
Ghaffor712,060/
Gaffour711,988/
Hafford711,738/
Geffard711,451/
Hoffard71607/
Gepford71460/
Gaffard71407/
Gatford71356/
Ghoffar71339/
Hoffort71134/
Gaffore7165/
Howford7154/
Nghofor7150/
Goffert7136/
Ngoufor7131/
Ghofoor7110/
Gasford718/
Aufford718/
Gahffor716/
Hoiford716/
Hodford714/
Gefferd713/
Ngaffor713/
Uotford712/
Gawford711/
Hooford711/
Goforht711/
Goforph711/
Gooffar711/
Asfford711/
Gaffort711/
Ghoufor711/
Gafoord711/
Hgaffor711/
Ghofour711/
Hopford710/
Gafferd710/
Goffarr710/
Gadford710/
Ghaffour673,299/
Gofar673,267/
Ghaffoor671,277/
Gafor67861/
Gofourth67147/
Goepferd6763/
Aford6762/
Hofforth6743/
Ofort6715/
Gáfor6714/
Goffaert6714/
Goforova6712/
Hoffardt679/
Goddfard677/
Goeffert676/
Ghoufoor675/
Godforth674/
Hossford674/
Gassford673/
Goodfard672/
Gofortht672/
Haufford671/
Haffords671/
Goffarts671/
Gofffart671/
Ghaffard671/
Ghooffar671/
Gahaffor671/
Gafffoor671/
Hoodford670/
Gephford670/
Goeforth670/
Hochford670/
Goepfort670/
Hoffards670/

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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 Gofford
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