Lansford Surname

174,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,453 people bear this surname

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

Lansford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Landford (lane ford), in Wiltshire, or from Langford (Landa's ford), in Nottinghamshire.

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Lansford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4041:150,77315,497
France121:5,535,227269,324
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Lansford (426) may also be a first name.

Lansford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Landford (lane ford), in Wiltshire, or from Langford (Landa's ford), in Nottinghamshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Supposed to mean 'he who lives near the ford'. Was the name of an earl (?) who shot up a church and was forced to flee England.

- willyboy1257

Lansford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lansford is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansford? popularity and diffusion

Lansford is the 174,813th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,970,871 people. Lansford is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lansford are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lansford is also the 416,125th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 426 people.

The surname Lansford is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,404 people, or 1 in 150,773. In The United States Lansford is primarily found in: Texas, where 29 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Missouri, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States Lansford is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Lansford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lansford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lansford surname increased 766 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lansford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lansford surname are 18.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Lansford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% less than the national average, earning $40,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lansfords941/
Launsford940/
Lonsford88156/
Lanjford882/
Lamsford881/
Lansfort880/
Lanzford880/
Lyonsford824/
Leunsford821/
Lanchford820/
Lainchford780/

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