Hertford Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Hertford Surname Definition:
From the town of Hertford in the county of the same name in the south of England. The family of this name in Renfrewshire were vassals of the Stewarts or FitzAlans. Robertus Hertford, precentor Glasguensis, with the consent of Galfridus, his nephew and heir, granted the fishery of Lynbren in the Lennox to the church of Paisley, a 1225 (RMP.
Read More About This SurnameHertford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Hertford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the town of Hertford in the county of the same name in the south of England. The family of this name in Renfrewshire were vassals of the Stewarts or FitzAlans. Robertus Hertford, precentor Glasguensis, with the consent of Galfridus, his nephew and heir, granted the fishery of Lynbren in the Lennox to the church of Paisley, a 1225 (RMP., p. 211—212). Robert Herthford had a charter "de terra illa que dicitur Dalmaunach" from Maldovenus, earl of Levenax, a. 1224 (ibid., p. 217), and in 1228 Duugallus filius Alwyn, earl of Levenax made to Robert Hertford a gift of the land called Dollenlenrach to be held by him and his heirs (ibid., p. 214,215). William de Hertford granted the church of Neleston to the monastery of Paisley c. 1230 (ibid., p. 104). The name appears to have early died out in Scotland.
The town.
Hertford Demographics
Hertford Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hertford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hertford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hertford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hertford? popularity and diffusion
Hertford is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hertford are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Hertford is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oregon, where 31 percent live, Vermont, where 19 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Hertford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hertford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hertford surname rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hertford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hertford last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hertford surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
Hertford earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.07% more than the national average, earning $49,653 USD per year.
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