Oakford Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Oakford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Oak-Ford (Ford by the Oaks) [Old English ác, oak-tree + ford]

Oakford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:240,16419,707
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Oakford (22) may also be a first name.

Oakford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Oak-Ford (Ford by the Oaks) [Old English ác, oak-tree + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oakford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oakford is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oakford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oakford is the 491,125th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. Oakford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Oakford reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Oakford is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 22 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 240,164. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Merseyside, where 13 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Oakford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oakford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Oakford surname grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oakford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oakford surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Oakford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $52,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $47,907 CAD per year.

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