Kerford Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kerford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kerford.' I cannot identify the spot, and have only one early instance. Kerfoot is, of course, a corruption. Lancashire and Yorkshire are manifestly the district within which the place must be found.

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Kerford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
England621:898,67846,462
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kerford (14) may also be a first name.

Kerford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kerford.' I cannot identify the spot, and have only one early instance. Kerfoot is, of course, a corruption. Lancashire and Yorkshire are manifestly the district within which the place must be found.

Ricardus de Kerfforth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1572. Buried — Margarette Kyrfote, of Bolhngton: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

1583. John Kirfoote, or Kyerfoote, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Kerford, 1661, Wrexham: Exchequer Depositions (Lancashire).

Thomas Kirfoote, 1664, Lancaster: ibid.

1688. Nathan Kerfoot and Bridgett Gaton: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1741. Married — Samuel Kerfoot and Elizabeth Jones: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

( A.-Scand. ) Dweller at the Marsh-Way [v. under Ker2, and + Middle English forth, ford, Old English ford, a ford, passage] Ricardus de Kerfforth.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kerford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerford occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kerford.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerford is the 966,131st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Kerford are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kerford is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 14 people.

Kerford is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 34 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Colorado, where 16 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Kerford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerford last name expanded 3,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kerford last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Kerford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 322.99% more than the national average, earning R 1,005,180 per year; in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $55,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearford9325/
Karford8633/
Kerferd8630/
Kerfort861/
Kerfurd860/
Kyrford860/
Carford7195/
Karfard713/
Corford713/
Kerfert711/
Quarford6754/
Carwford6752/
Crewford6716/
Corwford675/
Cirwford671/
Kerfurth670/
Crefford670/
Carfford670/
Corfford670/
Kierfert670/
Quarfordt6377/
Querforth632/
Querfurdh631/
Crefort571/
Corfort570/
Carfort570/
Querfurt5385/
Corforth532/
Crewfort532/
Quarfort531/
Qarforth531/
Querfurth50682/
Quarforth5031/

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