Lankford Surname
Approximately 16,423 people bear this surname
Lankford Surname Definition:
LANCFORD: John de Lancford was archdeacon of Caithness, 1358 (CSR., I, p. 131). Most probably an Englishman, from one or other of the eight places named Langford in England.
Lankford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,049 | 1:22,585 | 2,837 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Ireland | 53 | 1:88,848 | 5,029 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,472 | 1:20,315 | 2,570 |
Lankford (111) may also be a first name.
Lankford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
LANCFORD: John de Lancford was archdeacon of Caithness, 1358 (CSR., I, p. 131). Most probably an Englishman, from one or other of the eight places named Langford in England.
For Langford, q.v.
Lankford Demographics
Average Lankford Salary in
United States
$40,124 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lankford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lankford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lankford (Russian: Ланкфорд) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lankford click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lankford? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lankford is the 32,425th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 443,740 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lankford reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 890,531st most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 111 people.
Lankford is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 16,049 people, or 1 in 22,585. In The United States Lankford is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Lankford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lankford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lankford surname increased 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,060 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lankford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lankford last name are 18.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.79% being registered with the party.
Lankford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,124 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lankgford | 94 | 2 | / |
| Langkford | 94 | 1 | / |
| Llankford | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lankkford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Laynkford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Lanckford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Langford | 88 | 47,473 | / |
| Lankfard | 88 | 14 | / |
| Lankfort | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lanqford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lankfurd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lankferd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lamkford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Langfords | 82 | 4 | / |
| Liangford | 82 | 1 | / |
| Langforrd | 82 | 1 | / |
| Llangford | 82 | 1 | / |
| Laangford | 82 | 1 | / |
| L'Langford | 78 | 1 | / |
| Longford | 75 | 1,149 | / |
| Langfort | 75 | 196 | / |
| Langferd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lamgford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Langfard | 75 | 0 | / |
| Langforth | 71 | 32 | / |
| Langfortz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Longfort | 63 | 630 | / |
| Langfortová | 63 | 1 | / |
| Longforth | 59 | 2 | / |
Lankford Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lankford in the Russian language | ||
| Ланкфорд | lankford | - |
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Lankford Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lankford
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