Hefford Surname

282,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hefford Surname Definition:

For Hayford, q.v.

Hefford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6041:92,2489,900
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Australia1801:149,97615,919
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Jersey241:4,133843
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hefford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Hayford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Heerfordt; a personal name.

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

Hefford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefford is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hefford is the 282,766th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Hefford are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Hefford is most numerous in England, where it is held by 604 people, or 1 in 92,248. In England Hefford is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 15 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Hefford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hefford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hefford last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hefford last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hefford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $40,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heafford9351/
Efford921,369/
Heford924/
Heasfford880/
Hafford861,738/
Jefford861,646/
Hesford861,241/
Hofford86483/
Heaford86255/
Eafford86115/
Hepford8673/
Heyford8671/
Hedford8617/
Gefford8613/
Cheffor8613/
Heiford869/
Hifford861/
Hetford861/
Esfford861/
Heffour861/
Heiffor860/
Hefferd860/
Hoeford860/
Heffard860/
Eifford860/
Eford83154/
Effor83153/
Headford80630/
Cheffort8018/
Chifford805/
Hesfordp801/
Hayfford801/
Heatford801/
Cheffour801/
Hessford800/
Chetford800/
Heitford800/
Offord773,890/
Chefor771,587/
Afford77711/
Effort77303/
Esford77275/
Eyford77209/
Eiford77129/
Eaford7788/
Hefore7765/
Edford7761/
Effard7740/
Hoford7738/
Haford7733/
Effore7724/
Ifford7713/
Jeffor778/
Euford776/
Heferd776/
Geford774/
Hyford772/
Effuor772/
Hefour772/
Jeford772/
Hiford771/
Geffor771/
Heffar771/
Efferd770/
Ahford770/
Efor73185/
Gifford7134,650/
Hayford7134,584/
Geffard711,451/
Hoffard71607/
Gepford71460/
Heifort71174/
Hoffort71134/
Cheffar71119/
Hofferd7192/
Howford7154/
Chepfor7134/
Jeffard718/
Heffert717/
Hoiford716/
Hawford715/
Eshford714/
Eyjford714/
Haffort713/
Jifford713/
Haffard713/
Chehfor713/
Kheffar713/
Hephord712/
Haiford712/
Efforts712/
Chefore712/
Echford711/
Heeferd711/
Hoefort711/
Hiefort711/
Eifords711/
Hapford711/
Efforrt711/
Geeford711/
Chefort711/
Chiefor711/
Hopford710/
Essford710/
Heifard710/
Hafferd710/
Heuferd710/
Iffords710/
Haefort710/
Hiffard710/
Heiferd710/
Ishford710/
Efurd67433/
Ayshford67183/
Chetfour67113/
Iford6781/
Chiffard6764/
Aford6762/
Jefor6753/
Aishford6750/
Hofforth6743/
Efore6723/
Hoeffert6722/
Efort6713/
Effar6713/
Gefor6712/
Hefar6712/
Oford6711/
Hoffardt679/
Headfort677/
Yford676/
Jford675/
Heyforth675/
Efuor672/
Eyfor672/
Chiffour672/
Efour672/
Heiforth672/
Hessfort671/
Haysford671/
Headfore671/
Iffor671/
Eifor671/
Heshfour671/
Giffford671/
Cheapfor671/
Chieffar671/
Cheffeur671/
Esfor671/
Chefffar671/
Eforr671/
Efard670/
Eichford670/
Gephford670/
Jiffords670/
Eferd670/
Hepforth670/
Heaffert670/

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