Herford Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Herford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hereford,' sometimes 'of Hertford.' The surnames representing the two towns seem to have early got confused.

Warin de Hereford, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Herford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Herford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:630,36350,838
Australia941:287,18825,495
England581:960,65648,451
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Herford (29) may also be a first name.

Herford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hereford,' sometimes 'of Hertford.' The surnames representing the two towns seem to have early got confused.

Warin de Hereford, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Herford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Walter de Herford, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Simon de Hereford, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Margery Herford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John de Hareford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1766. Married — Christopher Foss and Anna Hereford: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

William de Herford who rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.), probably derived his name from the city of Hereford, England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The town and county of Hertford are vulgarly so pronounced, but there is a parish of Harford in Devonshire with which however the family do not appear to have been connected. According to Burke, "the cunabula gent is was Bosbury, co. Hereford, in the church of which parish there are several ancient monuments of the family." B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Herford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herford is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 440,539th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Herford are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name on earth, held by 29 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 630,363. In The United States Herford is mostly found in: Texas, where 32 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Louisiana, where 4 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Herford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 414 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herford last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

Herford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfordt9336/
Herfford930/
Heurford930/
Heirford930/
Erford92250/
Heerfordt8850/
Harford866,712/
Herfort861,501/
Horford8647/
Aerford862/
Herferd861/
Gerford860/
Herfordová821/
Herforth80750/
Hairford8055/
Herrfort8038/
Harfford8015/
Cherfour801/
Haarford801/
Harpford801/
Hearfort800/
Herrferd800/
Orford772,928/
Erfort77407/
Arford77335/
Herfar773/
Erfurd772/
Erfard770/
Herrforth7568/
Herfert71834/
Herfurt71189/
Gerfort7182/
Erfurdt7179/
Erforth7123/
Herrfahrdt7113/
Herfortová719/
Orfford718/
Harfort715/
Jerfort714/
Herfart711/
Orrford711/
Herfortova711/
Harfard710/
Arfford710/
Herfurth673,669/
Erfourth67167/
Herfarth6784/
Harforth6741/
Herferth6735/
Herrfurt6717/
Erfar678/
Cherfare674/
Herfuhrt671/
Herforthová671/
Herrfert671/
Ehrforth671/

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Herford Reference & Research

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