Longford Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Longford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Longford; or Dweller by a Long Ford [Old English long, lang + ford] (Celtic) Dweller at a Haven, Camp, Castle [Gaelic and Irish longphort (long + port]

Longford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5241:106,33211,110
Australia3601:74,9888,793
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada581:635,26952,014
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland171:314,93014,413
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
France21:33,211,361423,184
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belize11:355,4743,977
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4901:49,7466,083
Wales101:156,8426,008
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Longford (12) may also be a first name.

Longford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Longford; or Dweller by a Long Ford [Old English long, lang + ford] (Celtic) Dweller at a Haven, Camp, Castle [Gaelic and Irish longphort (long + port]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Salop, Wiltshire.

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

Longford Last Name Facts

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

Longford is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Longford? popularity and diffusion

Longford is the 324,225th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Longford live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 12 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 524 people, or 1 in 106,332. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Longford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Longford last name increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 190 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Longford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Longford surname is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Longford are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Longford earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning R 298,824 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $43,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $44,726 CAD per year.

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