Lingford Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Lingford Surname Definition:

From Linford; a location name in Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire.

Lingford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Australia341:793,99150,673
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lingford (196) may also be a first name.

Lingford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Linford; a location name in Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire.

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

Lingford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingford is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. Lingford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lingford live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lingford is also the 648,004th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 196 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Lingford is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 57 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States Lingford exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Lingford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lingford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lingford surname grew 1,343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lingford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lingford are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Lingford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

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