Molford Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Molford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales51:313,68310,604

Molford Last Name Facts

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

Molford is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Molford occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Molford reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Molford is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Molford is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 47 percent are found, Greater London, where 40 percent are found and Essex, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent are found and Colombia, where 5 percent are found.

Molford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Molford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Molford
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