Mumford Surname

32,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Mumford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mundford,' a parish in Norwich, found as early as the 13th century; in the variant form Mumford was inevitable; compare Munby for Mumby.

Adam de Mundeford, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Mumford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3921:43,1915,303
England4,3931:12,6831,873
Australia1,7211:15,6862,214
Canada7051:52,2636,277
Wales3951:7,834872
New Zealand1641:27,6124,833
South Africa1631:332,37931,027
Scotland951:56,3564,696
France391:1,703,147154,208
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malta41:107,5681,849
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7891:8,7401,319
Wales871:18,0281,057
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1641:23,2062,906

Mumford (37) may also be a first name.

Mumford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mundford,' a parish in Norwich, found as early as the 13th century; in the variant form Mumford was inevitable; compare Munby for Mumby.

Adam de Mundeford, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Mundefode, en. Camb., ibid.

John de Mundeford, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Lora de Mumford, Hertfordshire, ibid.

Osbert Mundeford, Close Rolls, 21 Henry VI.

The following is interesting evidence:

1729. Baptised — Anne, d. John and Mary Munford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1733. — John, s. John and Mary Mumford: ibid.

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

(English) belonging toMundford (Norf.), 13th cent. Mundeford = Mund’s Ford [Old English mund, hand, protector; genit. munde + ford] (French-Latin) corrupt forms of Montfort, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Mundford (Munda’s river crossing), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mundford, a parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Mundford; a location name in Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Mumford, which is also to be found in Essex and Warwickshire, and in the distant county of Cornwall, occurred as De Mumford in Bucks in the 13th century. Simon de Mumford, or Munfort, then lived in Twyford (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mumford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mumford (Arabic: مامفورد) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumford? popularity and diffusion

Mumford is the 32,708th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 448,244 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Mumford reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mumford is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8,392 people, or 1 in 43,191. In The United States Mumford is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Mumford occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Mumford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mumford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mumford last name grew 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 454 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 594 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 6 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mumford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mumford last name are 11.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mumford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning 360,667 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.96% more than the national average, earning R 396,756 per year; in United States they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $41,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumfords931/
Mumpford930/
Mumfor9237/
Mumphford880/
Munford864,087/
Momford868/
Mimford861/
Mumfore861/
Mumferd860/
Mumfort860/
Mumfurd860/
Mumphord80112/
Mounford809/
Mumpfort801/
Muinford801/
Munnford801/
Mumforth800/
Mompford800/
Momfor77282/
Munfor7730/
Mumfar771/
Monford71319/
Momfort715/
Munfort713/
Munferd710/
Munfard710/
Munforte67116/
Mumphard6747/
Mumpherd671/
Mounfort670/
Momphord670/
Mumphort670/
Monfhord670/

Mumford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumford in the Arabic language
مامفوردmamfwrd-

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Mumford Reference & Research

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