Linford Surname

107,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Linford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Linford,' two parishes (Great and Little Linford) in Buckinghamshire The suffix -forth = ford (v. Forth).

Roger de Lynford, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1591.

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Linford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0191:27,5973,752
United States1,5071:240,51722,998
Australia3471:77,7979,086
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Canada1101:334,96030,494
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Wales281:110,5198,545
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7931:30,7384,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Linford (3,569) may also be a first name.

Linford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Linford,' two parishes (Great and Little Linford) in Buckinghamshire The suffix -forth = ford (v. Forth).

Roger de Lynford, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1591. William Osborne and Parnell Lyndeforde: Marriage Lic. (London).

1670. Baptised — John, s. John Linford: Kensington Ch.

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

(English) belonging to Linford, or Dweller at the Lime-Tree Ford [Old English lind, lime-tree + ford] The Hampshire Linford was the Anglo-Saxon Lindford

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Lynford; a location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Linford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linford (Russian: Линфорд) occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linford? popularity and diffusion

Linford is the 107,154th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,672,990 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Linford are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Linford is also the 118,543rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 3,569 people.

Linford is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2,019 people, or 1 in 27,597. In England Linford is most frequent in: Greater London, where 8 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 7 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 5 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Linford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Linford last name rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Linford are 27.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.37% registered with the party.

The amount Linford earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.27% more than the national average, earning R 364,224 per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $61,447 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linfor9264/
Lenford86339/
Lynford8676/
Linfort868/
Limford863/
Linferd862/
Linfard860/
Linforth80529/
Glinfort803/
Lynnford801/
Limfor772/
Lenfor770/
Linnforth750/
Lenfort71111/
Linfert71109/
Lynfort7111/
Lenferd715/
Lemford711/
Lenfar62170/
Lemfor6224/
Limfar621/
Lenfert57254/
Lempferdt5010/

Linford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linford in the Russian language
Линфордlinford-

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