Lafford Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lafford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2391:233,13019,331
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Ireland561:84,0884,852
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Wales171:182,03112,022
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Lafford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lafford is found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 585,898th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. Lafford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lafford reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Lafford is most numerous in England, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 233,130. In England Lafford is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 19 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Aside from England Lafford is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Lafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lafford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lafford last name grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 373 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 181 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lafford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lafford last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Lafford earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning $39,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laffoord930/
Laufford930/
Laford92387/
Laffor9233/
Lawford862,171/
Lasford86237/
Laffort86221/
Laffore86215/
Layford86167/
Leaford86123/
Lefford86110/
Latford86107/
Ladford8639/
Lauford867/
Laiford862/
Lazford862/
Laffour861/
Laffoor861/
Lauffor861/
Lofford860/
Lafor8313/
Leadford80326/
Lashford80203/
Laidford8061/
Leafords803/
Lafforte801/
Lathford801/
Leasford801/
Leauford800/
Laudford800/
Leffordt800/
Lachford800/
Leatford800/
Lafore77541/
Lafort77245/
Lafour77237/
Laffar77150/
Leford7774/
Loford774/
Lafard772/
Lafoor771/
Lafoir770/
Laferd770/
Laforte711,345/
Laffert71130/
Leffard71115/
Lafourt7175/
Leffort7130/
Lefferd7112/
Laffare7111/
Leiford717/
Leeford716/
Lepford715/
Laffeur713/
Loyford713/
Laefort713/
Lasfort712/
Lawfort712/
Lafoire711/
Lasfour711/
Lodford711/
Lowford711/
Leyford711/
Leaferd711/
Lafoure711/
Laufort711/
Lahffar711/
Laforre711/
Liafour711/
Lgaffar711/
Lapferd710/
Leaffar710/
Leafort710/
Lauferd710/
Luoford710/
Lawferd710/
Losford710/
Lauhfor710/
Lafortz710/
Lewford710/
Lafar67523/
Laasfour67106/
Laffaure6793/
Laffarre6778/
Lafourte6768/
Lofor6723/
Laffertt6712/
Lawforth674/
Lauffert671/
Lofforth671/
Lauffart671/
Laeffert671/
Lousford671/
Lachfard670/
Lafferth670/
Lottford670/
Layforth670/

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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
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  • 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 Lafford
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