Lanford Surname

144,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lanford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8991:125,02913,287
Liberia1371:32,1793,038
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Lanford (537) may also be a first name.

Lanford Last Name Facts

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

Lanford has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lanford.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lanford is the 144,828th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,376,890 people. The last name Lanford is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lanford live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lanford is also the 363,820th most widespread first name internationally, held by 537 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,899 people, or 1 in 125,029. In The United States Lanford is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Lanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lanford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lanford surname rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lanford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lanford are 22.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.08% being registered to vote for the party.

Lanford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lainford931/
Lanhford931/
Lanfourd931/
Lanfordd931/
Lanfford931/
Lasnford931/
Lannford930/
Lanfor9232/
Lamford86123/
Lanfort8613/
Lanferd862/
Lonford862/
Lanfore861/
Lanfard860/
Leinford802/
Lanforth802/
Lonfford801/
Lanforte801/
Leanfore801/
Lonnford800/
Lampford800/
Lanfar7710/
Lonfor774/
Lanfare7118/
Hlonfor719/
Lonfort711/
Lamfort711/
Lanfert711/
Lanphor711/
Lanfeur710/
Lonforth670/
Lanphore670/

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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 Lanford
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