Letford Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Letford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1881:28,4782,994
Jamaica1461:19,6571,732
England1281:435,29729,139
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia501:539,91440,287
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Letford (16) may also be a first name.

Letford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Letford is found most in Scotland. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Letford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 457,199th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. The last name Letford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Letford live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Letford is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in Scotland, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 28,478. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Stirlingshire, where 38 percent are found, South Ayrshire, where 12 percent are found and Dundee City, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Scotland it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 20 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Letford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Letford has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Letford surname rose 1,709 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 215 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Letford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Letford surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Letford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $43,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $56,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lettford939/
Lethford932/
Letdford931/
Lhetford930/
Leatford930/
Leetford930/
Leford9274/
Ledford8623,119/
Leaford86123/
Lefford86110/
Latford86107/
Litford8620/
Leiford867/
Lesford867/
Leeford866/
Lepford865/
Levford861/
Leyford861/
Letfore861/
Lewford860/
Lefor83465/
Leadford80326/
Leafords803/
Lithford803/
Lessford802/
Lathford801/
Ledfford801/
Leddford801/
Leasford801/
Leffordt800/
Lottford800/
Leudford800/
Leedford800/
Lesfoord800/
Lefort7723,221/
Lyford774,274/
Liford77685/
Lefour77525/
Lefore77328/
Leefor774/
Ledfor772/
Lefard771/
Lefoor771/
Leffor771/
Lefhor771/
Lefoir770/
Leechford759/
Lichtford751/
Lipford712,836/
Lifford71443/
Leforte71293/
Lydford71279/
Layford71167/
Leffard71115/
Lidford71100/
Lephord7191/
Ledferd7160/
Ladford7139/
Leffort7130/
Letfaar7110/
Lefortt719/
Leefort718/
Ledfort715/
Loyford713/
Laiford712/
Lepforr712/
Lesfore711/
Lefoort711/
Lefoore711/
Liefort711/
Lodford711/
Lefourt711/
Leifard711/
Lisford711/
Leifort710/
Ledfard710/
Leafort710/
Leforth710/
Leforgy710/
Leforre710/
Ledfore710/
Liefaard6792/
Lieffort6780/
Laidford6761/
Lifor6754/
Liphford6733/
Lefar6720/
Lyfor6711/
Lichford678/
Hlgefort671/
Lieffard671/
Lidfords671/
Leitfert671/
Lissford670/
Lefforts670/

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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 Letford
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