Oldford Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Oldford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oldford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0641:34,6294,440
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Oldford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oldford is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oldford.

How Common Is The Last Name Oldford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,869th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,254,179 people. The last name Oldford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Oldford live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 1,064 people, or 1 in 34,629. In Canada it is most frequent in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 43 percent reside, Ontario, where 19 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Oldford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oldford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oldford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oldford are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Oldford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning $44,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holdford93241/
Goldford93107/
Oldfor920/
Aldford862/
Oldfort861/
Goldfard8079/
Holdfard801/
Huldford801/
Heldford801/
Holtford800/
Goldfort800/
Holdforth75232/
Goldforth754/
Goldfar712/
Altford710/
Holtfort6743/
Goldfart6712/
Haltford670/
Holtforth6319/
Goldfarth638/
Haltfordd631/
Heldforth630/
Haldfar573/
Altfort571/
Haltfor570/
Altpfort534/
Holtfurth5020/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oldford
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