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

Polford occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Polford reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 91 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside.

Polford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Polford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polford last name increased 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
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  • 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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