Lifford Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Lifford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
England1621:343,93925,007
Canada481:767,61660,775
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Dominica11:75,891912
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Lifford (90) may also be a first name.

Lifford Last Name Facts

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

Lifford is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lifford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. Lifford is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lifford live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lifford is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 90 people.

The last name Lifford is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Lifford is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 35 percent live, Indiana, where 26 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Lifford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lifford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lifford surname grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lifford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lifford are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Lifford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $41,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning $42,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liford92685/
Lipford862,836/
Lefford86110/
Lidford86100/
Litford8620/
Leiford867/
Liffard864/
Laiford862/
Lufford861/
Lisford861/
Lifor8354/
Lieffort8080/
Laidford8061/
Liphford8033/
Lichford808/
Lithford803/
Ledfford801/
Lieffard801/
Lidfords801/
Lissford800/
Leffordt800/
Lyford774,274/
Leford7774/
Luford7725/
Lifard775/
Lifort774/
Leffor771/
Lipfor771/
Lizchford751/
Ledford7123,119/
Letford71740/
Layford71167/
Leaford71123/
Leffard71115/
Leffort7130/
Liffert7123/
Lefferd7112/
Lesford717/
Leeford716/
Lepford715/
Loyford713/
Lifherd713/
Levford711/
Leifard711/
Lieferd711/
Leiferd711/
Leyford711/
Liefort711/
Liphord711/
Lipforz711/
Lipfore711/
Luwford710/
Lidfard710/
Lipferd710/
Leifort710/
Lipfort710/
Lewford710/
Lefor67465/
Lifar67431/
Leadford67326/
Lifferth67186/
Liefaard6792/
Liforova6716/
Lyfor6711/
Leiffert6710/
Lettford679/
Leafords673/
Lessford672/
Lethford672/
Liffaure671/
Lieferdt671/
Letdford671/
Leddford671/
Lishfour671/
Leasford671/
Leedford670/
Lefforts670/
Leetford670/
Lieffert670/
Leatford670/
Lesfoord670/
Lhetford670/

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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 Lifford
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