Olford Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Olford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Canada581:635,26952,014
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Olford (13) may also be a first name.

Olford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olford (Russian: Олфорд) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Olford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Olford live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. Olford is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 21 percent reside, Cornwall, where 16 percent reside and Essex, where 14 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Olford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Olford surname grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Olford are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Olford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $35,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holford924,300/
Ollford9217/
Golford923/
Houlford8630/
Hollford863/
Alford8351,557/
Elford834,729/
Olfort835/
Golfor832/
Ulford831/
Holfor831/
Olferd830/
Halford7711,441/
Allford771,396/
Galford77745/
Hulford77736/
Helford77103/
Alfords7743/
Holfort7741/
Ellford7734/
Ahlford7723/
Gulford7710/
Aulford779/
Golfort776/
Alfford774/
Golfard772/
Olfgard772/
Holfard771/
Alfoerd771/
Olforth770/
Holferd770/
Alfor73116/
Olfar732/
Hallford712,356/
Aselford7130/
Halfords7119/
Houlfort7115/
Golforth7110/
Gullford719/
Ahlfordt712/
D'Alford711/
Hullford711/
Hollfort711/
Halfford711/
Halvford711/
Hellford711/
Haalford711/
Holforth710/
Ahalford710/
Olfert671,436/
Elfort67798/
Alferd67158/
Elferd67142/
Alfort67124/
Alfard6747/
Golfar6728/
Alfour6711/
Elfard6710/
Halfor673/
Alfore672/
Golfourth672/
Hollforth671/
Olfart671/
Alfoor671/
Alfurd671/
Haselford670/

Olford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olford in the Russian language
Олфордolford-

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Olford Reference & Research

Alford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Alford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Olford
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