Minford Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Minford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Minford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Northern Ireland1001:18,4502,325
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Minford (35) may also be a first name.

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Minford Demographics

Minford Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 53 (2014)

United States
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Minford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Minford is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Minford.

How Common Is The Last Name Minford? popularity and diffusion

Minford is the 717,442nd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Minford live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Minford is also the 1,744,716th most widespread given name in the world, held by 35 people.

The surname Minford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 1,625,376. In The United States Minford is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, Maryland, where 17 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Minford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minford surname grew 970 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Minford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Minford surname are 1.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.72% being registered with the party.

Minford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $47,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muinford931/
Minnford930/
Minfor922/
Menford868/
Minfort862/
Mimford861/
Menfor773/
Minfar772/
Menfour712/
Mnforte711/
Menfoor711/
Memford711/
Menfore710/
Menfort710/
Mennfort676/
Menfourt671/
Mmfor671/
Minffert671/
Memfor6219/
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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 Minford
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