Lanford Surname
Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname
Lanford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,899 | 1:125,029 | 13,287 |
| Liberia | 137 | 1:32,179 | 3,038 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 472 | 1:106,396 | 10,676 |
Lanford (537) may also be a first name.
Lanford Demographics
Lanford Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lanford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lanford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanford? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lanford is the 144,828th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,376,890 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lanford reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lanford is also the 363,820th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 537 people.
The last name Lanford is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,899 people, or 1 in 125,029. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 19 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Lanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lanford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lanford last name increased 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lanford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lanford last name is chiefly 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% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lainford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanhford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanfourd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanfordd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanfford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lasnford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lannford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Lanfor | 92 | 32 | / |
| Lamford | 86 | 123 | / |
| Lanfort | 86 | 13 | / |
| Lanferd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lonford | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lanfore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lanfard | 86 | 0 | / |
| Leinford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lanforth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lonfford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lanforte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leanfore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lonnford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lampford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lanfar | 77 | 10 | / |
| Lonfor | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lanfare | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hlonfor | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lonfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanfert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanphor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanfeur | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lonforth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lanphore | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lanford
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