Guilford Surname

106,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,368 people bear this surname

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

Guilford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Guilford (ford where marigolds grew), in Surrey.

Guilford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4321:105,61211,595
England2891:192,79617,040
Australia2451:110,18712,273
New Zealand2421:18,7123,285
Canada691:533,99444,923
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7881:63,7296,950

Guilford (613) may also be a first name.

Guilford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Guilford (ford where marigolds grew), in Surrey.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Guilford Last Name Facts

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

Guilford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guilford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,931st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,668,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Guilford reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Guilford is also the 337,379th most widespread first name globally, borne by 613 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,432 people, or 1 in 105,612. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Guilford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guilford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Guilford last name expanded 436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Guilford Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Guilford are 9.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Guilford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 600.07% more than the national average, earning R 1,663,630 per year; in United States they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $41,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Guilfford942/
Guillford941/
Gilford932,578/
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Gillford8828/
Quilford8810/
Guilfore882/
Gilfford881/
Gilfourd881/
Guelford880/
Gilfordt880/
Guylford880/
Guilfort880/
Gilfor8636/
Guilforte820/
Guilfoore820/
Gilfour8055/
Gilfort8033/
Gelford8016/
Gilfore800/
Gilfard800/
Glfor771/
Gilforte754/
Gilffort751/
Gellford750/
Kwielford7120/
Gelfor712/
Gilfar712/
Glfour711/
Gelfort67144/
Gilphorte592/
Ghlfar571/
Gelfart5313/
Gellfart5063/
Gelfarth5010/

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