Polford Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Polford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Polford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polford is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Polford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Polford is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Polford is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Polford are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Polford is primarily found in: Missouri, where 91 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live.

Polford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Polford surname rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polford Last Name Statistics demography

Polford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poolford9319/
Pulford863,990/
Palford862/
Poulfort8022/
Paulford8013/
Pullford803/
Pulfords800/
Palfour710/
Pulforth670/
Palfoure670/
Palfart5747/
Poolpharp504/

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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 Polford
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