Horford Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Horford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Horford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horford has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Horford occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Horford are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Horford is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England Horford is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 89 percent are found and Suffolk, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Horford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Horford surname declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hourford930/
Orford922,928/
Harford866,712/
Hurford864,002/
Herford86777/
Gorford8619/
Orfford868/
Orrford861/
Horferd861/
Horfore860/
Orfor832/
Herfordt8036/
Harfford8015/
Harpford801/
Haarford801/
Hurfford800/
Herfford800/
Heurford800/
Arford77335/
Erford77250/
Urford773/
Orfour771/
Gorfor771/
Heerfordt7550/
Herfort711,501/
Garford71407/
Hoorfar71356/
Hourfar7116/
Harfoor717/
Harferd716/
Harfort715/
Horfart714/
Orforte713/
Gurford712/
Aerford712/
Horfert712/
Ourfour711/
Herferd711/
Hurfort711/
Chorfar711/
Gorfort710/
Harfard710/
Harfour710/
Arfford710/
Herforth67750/
Harforth6741/
Herrfort6738/
Gorforth6727/
Harforte678/
Harffour671/
Ehrforth671/
Herrferd670/
Garrford670/
Harffore670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Horford
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