Linforth Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Linforth 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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Linforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3351:166,32315,397
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Australia491:550,93340,757
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Wales221:140,66110,115
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Linforth 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

Linforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linforth is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,101st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Linforth live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Linforth is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 166,323. In England Linforth is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 22 percent reside, Merseyside, where 16 percent reside and Cheshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Linforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linforth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Linforth last name grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Linforth last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Linforth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.25% less than the national average, earning R 130,116 per year; in United States they earn 54.41% more than the national average, earning $66,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning $44,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linnforth940/
Linfort938/
Glinfort883/
Linford804,356/
Lenfort80111/
Linfert80109/
Lynfort8011/
Lenford67339/
Lenfert67254/
Lynford6776/
Limford673/
Linferd672/
Linfard670/
Lynnford631/
Lenferd535/
Lemford531/
Lempfert50169/
Lenphert501/

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