Mudford Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mudford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Mudford, or Dweller at the Muddy Ford [v. under Mudd, and + Middle English Old English ford]

Mudford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5831:46,3055,791
New Zealand2891:15,6692,731
Canada1771:208,16720,218
England1261:442,20729,452
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Mudford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Mudford, or Dweller at the Muddy Ford [v. under Mudd, and + Middle English Old English ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mudford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mudford is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mudford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,533rd most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,601,496 people. Mudford occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Mudford reside; 67 percent reside in Australasia and 67 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Mudford is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 46,305. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 55 percent live, Victoria, where 27 percent live and Queensland, where 11 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Mudford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mudford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mudford last name fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mudford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mudford are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mudford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning $32,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muford924/
Mufford86201/
Midford86171/
Mutford8638/
Mouford8613/
Maudfor863/
Musford860/
Mufor8364/
Moutford803/
Mausford800/
Mustford800/
Mufore7758/
Mufoor7728/
Mudfar7712/
Moufor776/
Maufor773/
Mufort770/
Mitford71453/
Maufort71247/
Muddfar717/
Moufort714/
Midferd713/
Moufour712/
Mupfore711/
Muffard710/
Mufar6740/
Midforth6719/
Musforte671/
Mouforth671/
Mouffard671/
Mottford671/

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Mudford Reference & Research

Mugford Surname DNA Project - A project to link the genealogies of scattered Mugford families (and surname variants) using standard tests of Y-DNA, and to study their origins, migrations, and degrees of connectedness.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mudford
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