Lightford Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Lightford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Lightford Demographics
Average Lightford Salary in
United States
$36,030 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lightford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lightford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lightford is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lightford? popularity and diffusion
Lightford is the 935,326th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Lightford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lightford reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 1,449,836. In The United States Lightford is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Lightford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lightford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lightford surname grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lightford Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lightford surname are 27.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Lightford earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.5% less than the national average, earning $36,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.41% more than the national average, earning $61,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llightford | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lightfoor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lightfrod | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lightfort | 89 | 0 | / |
| Litford | 88 | 20 | / |
| Lightforth | 84 | 0 | / |
| Lhetford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Litteford | 78 | 2 | / |
| Letford | 75 | 740 | / |
| Latford | 75 | 107 | / |
| Lidford | 75 | 100 | / |
| Lutford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Laidford | 71 | 61 | / |
| Lettford | 71 | 9 | / |
| Litfrida | 71 | 3 | / |
| Letiford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Letdford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Litfried | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leatford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lottford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leetford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leitfried | 67 | 39 | / |
| Luddiford | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lightford
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