Ralford Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Ralford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ralford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ralford (314) may also be a first name.

Ralford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ralford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ralford live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 495,703rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 314 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States Ralford is mostly found in: Illinois, where 43 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Ralford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ralford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ralford surname expanded 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ralford Last Name Statistics demography

Ralford earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Realford9318/
Railford936/
Ralphford881/
Ralfort8614/
Rolford860/
Reilford804/
Roolford801/
Reulford801/
Realforte751/
Rolfort7138/
Rolferd710/
Rolffort676/
Ralphour671/
Rollfort671/
Rolfgaard633/
Rolfgardt632/
Rochelfort591/
Rolfart5736/
Rolfert5728/
Rolfarth534/

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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 Ralford
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