Pomford Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pomford Surname User-submission:

This surname is a corruption of Pomfret and largely or wholly a variation spawned in South Shropshire. It originates from Pontefract in Yorkshire, where the family will have originated from. Pontefract is Latin for 'broken bridge'. Thus as a surname it means 'descendant of one who lived at the place of the broken bridge'.

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Pomford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Wales141:221,03813,576
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pomford Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a corruption of Pomfret and largely or wholly a variation spawned in South Shropshire. It originates from Pontefract in Yorkshire, where the family will have originated from. Pontefract is Latin for 'broken bridge'. Thus as a surname it means 'descendant of one who lived at the place of the broken bridge'.

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Pomford Last Name Facts

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

Pomford is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Pomford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pomford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pomford reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

Pomford is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Pomford is most common in: Merseyside, where 62 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent are found and Cheshire, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 15 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Pomford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pomford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pomford surname grew 429 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pumford86526/
Pamford863/
Ponford861/
Pomfort860/
Pounford800/
Pumpford800/
Panford715,180/
Pomfert711/
Punford711/
Pamfort711/
Ponfoort6728/
Pamforth671/
Pocinfor671/
Punnford670/
Pfemfert5313/
Panforte539/
Panforova501/
Poonpharp501/
Phonphard501/

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