Grafford Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Grafford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Grafford (29) may also be a first name.

Grafford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grafford is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grafford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grafford is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Grafford is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Grafford are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, Michigan, where 14 percent are found and Nebraska, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Grafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grafford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grafford last name grew 128 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grafford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Grafford last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grafford earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.51% less than the national average, earning $28,257 USD per year.

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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 Grafford
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