Holdford Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Holdford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holdford,' a parish in Somerset, ten miles from Bridgewater. For a second derivation of Holford, v. Halford. With regard to the suffix -ford or -forth, v. Ford or Forth.

John de Holeford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Holdford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
England1071:520,73032,731
Wales81:386,81619,671
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Holdford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holdford,' a parish in Somerset, ten miles from Bridgewater. For a second derivation of Holford, v. Halford. With regard to the suffix -ford or -forth, v. Ford or Forth.

John de Holeford, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

This entry suggests that Holdford was originally Holeford, i.e. the ford in the hollow; v. Hole. In such a case the 'd' is intrusive.

1570-80. William Hollforthe, skinner, and Agnes Chilmon: Marriage Lic. (London).

1783. Married —William Luvark and Mary Holdford; St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Holford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Somersetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Holdford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holdford is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Holdford.

How Common Is The Last Name Holdford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Holdford is the 1,041,601st most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Holdford is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Holdford live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Holdford is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 28 percent live, Arkansas, where 13 percent live and Tennessee, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 44 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Holdford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Holdford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holdford surname grew 681 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holdford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holdford surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.

Holdford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,915 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oldford931,387/
Goldford88107/
Holdfard881/
Huldford881/
Heldford881/
Holtford880/
Oldfor860/
Holdforth82232/
Aldford802/
Oldfort801/
Goldfard7579/
Holtfort7543/
Goldfort750/
Haltford750/
Holtforth7119/
Goldforth714/
Haltfordd711/
Heldforth710/
Haldfar673/
Goldfar672/
Haltfor670/
Altford670/
Goldfart6312/
Holtfurth5920/
Goldfarth598/
Altfort531/
Altpfort504/

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