Leaford Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Leaford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leaford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Australia351:771,30649,759
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Leaford (955) may also be a first name.

Leaford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leaford is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leaford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Leaford live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Leaford is also the 261,239th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 955 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 35 percent live, Greater London, where 21 percent live and Hampshire, where 15 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and Jamaica, where 14 percent live.

Leaford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leaford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Leaford surname increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leaford Last Name Statistics demography

Leaford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leadford93326/
Leafords933/
Leasford931/
Leatford930/
Laford92387/
Leford9274/
Ledford8623,119/
Lawford862,171/
Letford86740/
Lafford86534/
Lasford86237/
Layford86167/
Lefford86110/
Latford86107/
Ladford8639/
Lesford867/
Lauford867/
Leiford867/
Leoford866/
Leeford866/
Lepford865/
Laiford862/
Lazford862/
Levford861/
Leyford861/
Leaferd861/
Lewford860/
Leafort860/
Lefor83465/
Lafor8313/
Lashford80203/
Laidford8061/
Lettford809/
Lessford802/
Lethford802/
Letdford801/
Leddford801/
Ledfford801/
Lathford801/
Lachford800/
Laufford800/
Leedford800/
Leudford800/
Laffoord800/
Leetford800/
Laudford800/
Leffordt800/
Lesfoord800/
Lhetford800/
Lefort7723,221/
Lyford774,274/
Liford77685/
Lafore77541/
Lefour77525/
Lefore77328/
Lafort77245/
Lafour77237/
Laffor7733/
Leafar7715/
Leefor774/
Leferd773/
Ledfor772/
Lafard772/
Leffor771/
Lefoor771/
Lefard771/
Lafoor771/
Lefhor771/
Lefoir770/
Laferd770/
Lafoir770/
Leechford759/
Leadforte751/
Lipford712,836/
Laforte711,345/
Lifford71443/
Leforte71293/
Laffort71221/
Laffore71215/
Leffard71115/
Lidford71100/
Lephord7191/
Lafourt7175/
Lephard7136/
Leffort7130/
Litford7120/
Lefferd7112/
Lefortt719/
Leefort718/
Ledfort715/
Laefort713/
Loyford713/
Lawfort712/
Lepforr712/
Lasfort712/
Liefort711/
Laeffor711/
Laffour711/
Leofard711/
Lefeerd711/
Lefoore711/
Lefoort711/
Leiferd711/
Lauffor711/
Lafoure711/
Lieferd711/
Lisford711/
Leifard711/
Lefourt711/
Laufort711/
Laffoor711/
Lafoire711/
Laforre711/
Letfore711/
Lesfore711/
Liafour711/
Lasfour711/
Leofort711/
Leufore710/
Leforgy710/
Lafortz710/
Lauhfor710/
Leifort710/
Leforre710/
Leforth710/
Ledfard710/
Ledfore710/
Leaffar710/
Leeferd710/
Leyferd710/
Leafare710/
Lafar67523/
Laasfour67106/
Liefaard6792/
Lieffort6780/
Lafourte6768/
Lifor6754/
Leaphard6734/
Liphford6733/
Leophard6728/
Lephardt6724/
Lefar6720/
Leoforte6711/
Lyfor6711/
Lichford678/
Lawforth674/
Lithford673/
Lousford671/
Lidfords671/
Lieffard671/
Lafforte671/
Lehafare671/
Hlgefort671/
Lieferdt671/
Layforth670/
Lefforts670/
Lissford670/
Leafhart670/
Lachfard670/

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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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  • 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 Leaford
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