Horsford Surname

171,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Horsford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horsford,' a parish in Norfolk, four miles from Norwich. But 'the horse ford' would naturally be a common place-name, and several spots may have given birth to the surname. The surname in the North of England springs from Horsforth, a chapelry in the parish of Guiseley, near Leeds; v.

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Horsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7581:478,17840,545
Trinidad and Tobago4231:3,225543
England3731:149,37814,295
Grenada2921:37266
Antigua and Barbuda1321:751128
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Canada671:549,93446,038
South Africa671:808,62254,680
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
United States Virgin Islands541:2,044347
Dominica451:1,686287
Anguilla271:49848
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Barbados191:15,129942
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Saint Kitts and Nevis71:7,886671
Wales61:515,75523,171
Montserrat21:2,474299
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2921:83,4778,866
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Horsford (11) may also be a first name.

Horsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horsford,' a parish in Norfolk, four miles from Norwich. But 'the horse ford' would naturally be a common place-name, and several spots may have given birth to the surname. The surname in the North of England springs from Horsforth, a chapelry in the parish of Guiseley, near Leeds; v. Ford and Forth.

Johannes de Horsford, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Horseforth, of Horseforth, 1379: ibid.

Alicia de Horseforth, of Horseforth, 1379: ibid.

Robertus de Horsford, 1379: ibid.

James de Horsford, clerk, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

William de Horsford, burgess in Parliament for Norwich, 4 Edward III: ibid.

1682-3. Ridley Horsford and Mary Roe: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) Dweller at the Horse-Ford [Old English hors + ford(Middle English ford, forth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Horsford Last Name Facts

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

Horsford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Horsford is the 171,299th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,898,785 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Horsford live; 40 percent live in Caribbean and 40 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Horsford is also the 3,487,849th most common given name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 478,178. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 45 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Horsford is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 17 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Horsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horsford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horsford last name increased 1,243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horsford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Horsford last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Horsford are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Horsford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.63% more than the national average, earning R 443,496 per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $55,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horsfords940/
Harsford883/
Horsfard881/
Horsforr881/
Hersford880/
Horsforth823/
Harsfort7526/
Arshford751/
Arshfard639/
Archford633/
Arshfar5331/

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