Playford Surname

137,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Playford Surname Definition:

A parish in Suffolk.

Playford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4381:38,7475,029
Australia6671:40,4735,222
Canada5221:70,5858,071
United States4751:763,07159,419
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6221:39,1895,007
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Playford (72) may also be a first name.

Playford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

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

Playford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Playford is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,766th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,241,632 people. The last name Playford is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Playford are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 72 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,438 people, or 1 in 38,747. In England Playford is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 18 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and East Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Playford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Playford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Playford surname expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 281 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Playford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Playford are 37.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Playford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.87% less than the national average, earning R 43,080 per year; in United States they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $52,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $45,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Playfor9349/
Plaford9310/
Platford88325/
Plasford881/
Playfort880/
Plazford880/
Playforth82268/
Plattford820/
Playfar801/
Playfare751/
Pillafort713/
Playfurth711/
Pelliford710/
Pilliford710/
Pelleford710/

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