Gulliford Surname

185,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gulliford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Guilford, Guldford, or Guildford. The Surrey Guildford (on the R. Wey) was the Anglo-Saxon Guldeford and Gyldeford [gield, a payment, also a guild] Gullford (Bridge) is in Devon.

Maister Nichole of Guldeforde.

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Gulliford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8241:439,87737,819
England7391:75,3978,553
Australia2821:95,72910,881
Wales2461:12,5791,396
Canada1571:234,68522,439
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:55,2736,578
Wales491:32,0081,749
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Gulliford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Guilford, Guldford, or Guildford. The Surrey Guildford (on the R. Wey) was the Anglo-Saxon Guldeford and Gyldeford [gield, a payment, also a guild] Gullford (Bridge) is in Devon.

Maister Nichole of Guldeforde.—The Owl and the Nightingale (13th cent.), 191.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gulliford Last Name Facts

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

Gulliford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gulliford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulliford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,683rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,193,491 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Gulliford are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 439,877. In The United States Gulliford is most frequent in: Illinois, where 10 percent are found, Washington, where 9 percent are found and Colorado, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Gulliford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gulliford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gulliford surname rose 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 502 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gulliford Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Gulliford last name are 17.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gulliford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 501.46% more than the national average, earning R 1,429,300 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $41,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $48,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gullifford950/
Guliford94170/
Gullifor9422/
Gulleford8939/
Gullifard891/
Gulliferd890/
Giliford821/
Gulifort821/
Goliford820/
Gullifar820/
Oliford751/
Guslifar711/
Golifar6396/
Gholifar592/
Goliffar591/
Holeford590/
Goulefert56122/
Gholiphour531/

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