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 found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Molford are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is primarily found in: Northamptonshire, where 47 percent live, Greater London, where 40 percent live and Essex, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and Colombia, where 5 percent live.

Molford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Molford has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Molford surname declined 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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