Pafford Surname

181,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pafford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1371:169,61117,158
Canada1271:290,12326,993
England691:807,50843,459
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Pafford (10) may also be a first name.

Pafford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pafford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,850th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,115,667 people. Pafford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pafford are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pafford is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Pafford is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,137 people, or 1 in 169,611. In The United States Pafford is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Pafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pafford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pafford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pafford surname are 10.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pafford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $43,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $51,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafforrd931/
Paffard8673/
Patford8656/
Peaford8624/
Paiford862/
Paffurd861/
Pasford861/
Pofford861/
Phaffor861/
Padford861/
Pafferd860/
Pefford860/
Pafor831/
Pauffard8010/
Pausford801/
Passford800/
Pafort7766/
Peafor7716/
Pasfor772/
Pafard771/
Peford771/
Peachford751/
Peafort71544/
Posford7138/
Payfard717/
Paffert712/
Phaffar711/
Peffort711/
Pasfour711/
Patfort711/
Pasfore711/
Paufard711/
Poffard711/
Pofferd710/
Peffard710/
Patfoort67335/
Pauffert675/
Pafar674/
Pasforte671/
Payvfard671/
Pouffard671/
Passfard671/
Pottford671/
Pousford671/
Peidford670/

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Pafford Reference & Research

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

PAFFORD 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 Pafford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis