Guildford Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Guildford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guildford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4611:120,86312,230
Australia1451:186,17718,652
Canada781:472,37940,609
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Wales171:182,03112,022
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Guildford (32) may also be a first name.

Guildford Last Name Facts

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

Guildford is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guildford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 400,040th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Guildford live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Guildford is also the 1,840,253rd most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Guildford is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 120,863. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 20 percent live, Cheshire, where 9 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Guildford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guildford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guildford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Guildford surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Guildford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 285.05% more than the national average, earning 1,332,570 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $37,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $51,092 CAD 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
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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 Guildford
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