Rachford Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

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

Rachford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rachford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:682,59754,262
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Rachford (13) may also be a first name.

Rachford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rachford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rachford.

How Common Is The Last Name Rachford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rachford is the 579,404th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Rachford reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rachford is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 682,597. In The United States Rachford is most common in: Kentucky, where 21 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Rachford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rachford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rachford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rachford surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rachford are 20.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.35% registered with the party.

Rachford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,456 USD per year.

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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 Rachford
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