Mulford Surname

84,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Mulford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mulford.' Possibly, but not probably, the place now known as Mudford, a parish three miles from Yeovil, Somerset The earliest references are found in that district. compare Milford.

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Mulford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7741:96,04110,742
Colombia8061:59,2732,803
England6171:90,3059,745
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Canada921:400,49635,373
Venezuela801:377,5517,975
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Panama41:978,06412,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6221:30,9613,736

Mulford (80) may also be a first name.

Mulford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mulford.' Possibly, but not probably, the place now known as Mudford, a parish three miles from Yeovil, Somerset The earliest references are found in that district. compare Milford.

Gilbert de Mullford, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Edmund de Muleford, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Muleford, Wiltshire, ibid.

1655. Buried — Elizabeth, wife of William Mulford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1675. Thomas Grice and Judith Mulford: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

Buried — (blank) Mullin: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at 1 the Mule- Ford [Old English múll (Latin mul-us) + ford] Richard de Muleford.—Hundred Rolls 2 the Mill-Ford [Middle English mulle, mulne, a mill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mulford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulford (Arabic: ملفورد) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,616th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,276,501 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Mulford are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mulford is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 80 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,774 people, or 1 in 96,041. In The United States Mulford is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Mulford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mulford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mulford surname expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 314 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mulford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mulford surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mulford are 22.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mulford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 336.09% more than the national average, earning R 1,036,320 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.19% less than the national average, earning $19,254,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mulford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulford in the Arabic language
ملفوردmlfwrd-
مالفوردmalfwrd-

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