Ledford Surname
Approximately 23,119 people bear this surname
Ledford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,824 | 1:15,881 | 2,023 |
| Jamaica | 182 | 1:15,769 | 1,487 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,072 | 1:24,237 | 3,011 |
Ledford (274) may also be a first name.
Ledford Demographics
Average Ledford Salary in
United States
$37,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ledford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ledford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ledford (Russian: Ледфорд) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ledford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,433rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 315,219 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Ledford live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 536,832nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 274 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 22,824 people, or 1 in 15,881. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 20 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Ledford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ledford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ledford last name expanded 1,102 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ledford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ledford last name is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ledford surname are 35.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ledford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning $37,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,347 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ledford Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ledford in the Russian language | ||
| Ледфорд | ledford | - |
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Ledford Reference & Research
Ledford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Ledford
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