Legford Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Legford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legford is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Legford are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Legford is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 25 percent reside, Michigan, where 25 percent reside and North Carolina, where 25 percent reside.

Legford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legford last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legford Last Name Statistics demography

Legford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lagford867/
Logford861/
Leckford80139/
Leckfor7128/
Lakford7114/
Lackford67250/
Lockford6710/
Lickford676/
Lekfar629/
Lockfort5326/
Liekfert530/

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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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  • 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 Legford
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