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 occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafford is the 585,898th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lafford are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 233,130. In England Lafford is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 19 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Other than England Lafford is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 26 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Lafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lafford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lafford surname rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 373 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 181 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lafford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lafford 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafford
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