Ranford Surname

291,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ranford Surname Definition:

A variant of Rainford: a corruption. In the same way Ravensford became Rainsford and Ransford, which see.

Ranford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6031:92,4019,913
Australia3161:85,4299,880
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Wales241:128,9399,528
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:170,45714,424
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Ranford (679) may also be a first name.

Ranford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Rainford: a corruption. In the same way Ravensford became Rainsford and Ransford, which see.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Rainford.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rainford, a chapelry, co.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ranford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranford is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 291,785th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,558,769 people. The surname Ranford occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Ranford live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 317,830th most common forename in the world, borne by 679 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 92,401. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 20 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 15 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Other than England Ranford is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Ranford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ranford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ranford last name grew 422 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ranford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ranford last name are 25.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Ranford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.6% more than the national average, earning $58,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $59,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rainford935,286/
Raynford932/
Ranfords930/
Ranfor922/
Ranfort86112/
Ramford8617/
Rainfor861/
Rattinford820/
Reinford80359/
Rainferd806/
Rainfort802/
Raymford801/
Rainfordová781/
Ranfar77153/
Ronfor775/
Rainforth75570/
Rheinford7519/
Ronfard71131/
Ronfort71120/
Romford7125/
Ramfort7124/
Reinfor713/
Rainfourth711/
Ramforth67147/
Reinfort6736/
Reinfard677/
Raunphor671/
Roinfard671/
Ranphort671/
Rainefar671/
Ronforth671/

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