Lackford Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lackford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lackford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England751:742,90741,196
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lackford (49) may also be a first name.

Lackford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lackford is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lackford.

How Common Is The Last Name Lackford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,014,722nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Lackford are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 49 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi Lackford occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Lackford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lackford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lackford surname expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lackford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lackford are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Lackford earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.38% more than the national average, earning $70,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakford9314/
Leckford88139/
Lockford8810/
Laukford882/
Lagford807/
Lockfort7526/
Laugford750/
Lookford750/
Legford674/
Logford671/

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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 Lackford
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