Hanford Surname

124,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Hanford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravensford.' I do not know where the spot is. The meaning is 'the ford which belonged to Raven'; v. Raven and Ransdale, or Rawnsley.

1670. Married — Robert Ransford and Katharin Willson: St.

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Hanford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5541:141,91814,732
England4641:120,08212,162
Wales3041:10,1791,126
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Canada651:566,85547,218
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Israel181:475,42436,085
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1101:45,2425,233

Hanford (407) may also be a first name.

Hanford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ravensford.' I do not know where the spot is. The meaning is 'the ford which belonged to Raven'; v. Raven and Ransdale, or Rawnsley.

1670. Married — Robert Ransford and Katharin Willson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1695-6. Dominick Melochling and Mary Ransford: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Handforth,' a township in the parish of Cheadle, Cheshire, formerly Honford or Hondford. For suffix, v. Forth or Ford.

John de Honford i.e. Handforth, 1370: Earwaker's History East Cheshire.

Thomas de Honford, 1398: ibid.

Richard Handforth, of Godley, 1598: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Handford, of Marton, tailor, 1638: ibid.

Nicholas Handfortd, of Godley, parish of Mottram, 1635: ibid.

1565. Married—Robert Honforde and Katherine Kyrke: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1598. John Hanforth and Joane Cheyncy: Marriage Lic. (London).

1784. Married. — Jacob Stannard and Harriot Handford: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Han(d)ford (Staffs), Handforth (Chesh.), both places occurring in the 14th cent. as Honford (Hon- for Heán-) = At the High or Chief Ford [Old English heán, dat. of heáh, high, chief + ford] The village [Han(d)ford] stands on a hill near the foot of which the Trent is crossed by the great N.W. Road.—Duignan, Staff's Place-Names, p. 73.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in co. Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Hanford or Honford, co. Chester, the original residence and estate of the family. See Ormerod's Cheshire, iii. 327.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Welsh.) From hen, old, and ford, a way; "the old way."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Dorset, Staffordshire.

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

Hugh Hansford, who died in Loders in 1677, made a benefaction of four acres for the poor of the parish; Robert Hansford was churchwarden of Loders in 1786 (H.). The name is still in Loders.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hanford Last Name Facts

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

Hanford is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,635th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,992,766 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Hanford live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 427,366th most common forename world-wide, held by 407 people.

Hanford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,554 people, or 1 in 141,918. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Washington, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Hanford occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Hanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hanford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 563 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hanford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hanford last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hanford are 19.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hanford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.68% more than the national average, earning R 377,076 per year; in United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.67% more than the national average, earning $69,891 CAD per year.

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Hanford Reference & Research

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