Liford Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

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

Liford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lyford,' a chapelry in the parish of West Hannay, near Wantage, Berkshire; v. Lye and Ford.

John de Lyford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1615. William Lyford, Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Liford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6711:540,17744,793
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Wales41:773,63329,106
England21:27,859,030389,889
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Liford (257) may also be a first name.

Liford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lyford,' a chapelry in the parish of West Hannay, near Wantage, Berkshire; v. Lye and Ford.

John de Lyford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1615. William Lyford, Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1661-2. John Morton and Mary Lyford: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1742. Married — Henry Granger and Betty Lyford: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A chapelry in Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lyford is the name of a Berkshire hamlet. Thomas Lyford was a Berkshire gentleman living in the reign of Henry VI. (Cl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Liford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liford has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 485,250th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Liford are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Liford is also the 555,528th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 257 people.

Liford is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 671 people, or 1 in 540,177. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 20 percent live, Tennessee, where 18 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.

Liford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Liford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,560 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liford are 31.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.97% being registered with the party.

Liford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $40,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipford922,836/
Lifford92443/
Lidford92100/
Litford9220/
Leiford927/
Laiford922/
Lisford921/
Lifor9154/
Laidford8661/
Liphford8633/
Lichford868/
Lithford863/
Lidfords861/
Lissford860/
Lyford834,274/
Leford8374/
Luford8325/
Lifard835/
Lifort834/
Lipfor831/
Lizchford801/
Ledford7723,119/
Letford77740/
Layford77167/
Leaford77123/
Lefford77110/
Lesford777/
Leeford776/
Lepford775/
Liffard774/
Loyford773/
Lifherd773/
Liphord771/
Lufford771/
Lipfore771/
Lipforz771/
Liefort771/
Levford771/
Leiferd771/
Leifard771/
Leyford771/
Lieferd771/
Lidfard770/
Lipfort770/
Luwford770/
Lipferd770/
Leifort770/
Lewford770/
Lefor73465/
Lifar73431/
Lyfor7311/
Leadford71326/
Liefaard7192/
Lieffort7180/
Liforova7116/
Lettford719/
Leafords713/
Lessford712/
Lethford712/
Lishfour711/
Leasford711/
Lieferdt711/
Ledfford711/
Leddford711/
Letdford711/
Lieffard711/
Lhetford710/
Lesfoord710/
Leatford710/
Leffordt710/
Leetford710/
Leedford710/
Lefort6723,221/
Lefour67525/
Lefore67328/
Lifart6777/
Lifert6717/
Laifar6713/
Leechford679/
Leefor674/
Leferd673/
Ledfor672/
Lefoor671/
Lefhor671/
Loifar671/
Liofar671/
Leffor671/
Lyfort671/
Lefard671/
Lufard671/
Lefoir670/
Lyferd670/
Lyfard670/
Leipforth670/

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