Laford Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Laford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Laford (35) may also be a first name.

Laford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laford is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. Laford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Laford live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Laford is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, Washington, where 15 percent live and Massachusetts, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States Laford exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and The United States Virgin Islands, where 1 percent live.

Laford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laford surname increased 757 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laford last name are 2.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $47,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawford922,171/
Lafford92534/
Lasford92237/
Layford92167/
Leaford92123/
Latford92107/
Ladford9239/
Lauford927/
Laiford922/
Lazford922/
Lafor9113/
Leadford86326/
Lashford86203/
Laidford8661/
Leafords863/
Lathford861/
Leasford861/
Lachford860/
Laufford860/
Leauford860/
Laffoord860/
Laudford860/
Leatford860/
Lafore83541/
Lafort83245/
Lafour83237/
Leford8374/
Laffor8333/
Loford834/
Lafard832/
Lafoor831/
Laferd830/
Lafoir830/
Laforte771,345/
Laffort77221/
Laffore77215/
Lefford77110/
Lafourt7775/
Leiford777/
Leeford776/
Lepford775/
Laefort773/
Loyford773/
Lawfort772/
Lasfort772/
Lodford771/
Lowford771/
Leyford771/
Laffour771/
Leaferd771/
Lauffor771/
Lafoure771/
Laufort771/
Laffoor771/
Lafoire771/
Laforre771/
Liafour771/
Lasfour771/
Lewford770/
Lofford770/
Lafortz770/
Lauhfor770/
Losford770/
Lawferd770/
Luoford770/
Lauferd770/
Leafort770/
Lapferd770/
Lafar73523/
Lofor7323/
Laasfour71106/
Lafourte7168/
Lawforth714/
Lousford711/
Lafforte711/
Layforth710/
Lottford710/
Leffordt710/
Lachfard710/
Lefort6723,221/
Lasfar678,179/
Laafar671,211/
Lafare67247/
Lafeur67214/
Laffar67150/
Lafarr6783/
Ladfar6778/
Lafert6769/
Lohfor6716/
Leafar6715/
Laifar6713/
Lajfar6712/
Lofore6712/
Lofard677/
Llafar677/
Lafaar673/
Leferd673/
Lafaur672/
Laufar672/
Lafart672/
Lafgar672/
Lotfor671/
Lafourová671/
Lefard671/
Lahfar671/
Laâfar671/
Laphor671/
Leadforte671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Laford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis