Ransford Surname

191,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ransford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at Raven’s Ford [the genit. of Old English hrœfn= Old Norse hrafn, a raven + Old English ford]

Ransford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9651:375,60533,232
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
England2191:254,42020,501
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France61:11,070,454349,096
Wales61:515,75523,171
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Ransford (28,879) may also be a first name.

Ransford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at Raven’s Ford [the genit. of Old English hrœfn= Old Norse hrafn, a raven + Old English ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ransford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ransford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 191,486th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,311,016 people. Ransford is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ransford are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ransford is also the 28,732nd most common first name worldwide, held by 28,879 people.

The surname Ransford is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 965 people, or 1 in 375,605. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Ransford is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 41 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Ransford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ransford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ransford last name grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ransford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ransford are 13.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ransford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $52,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rainsford941,913/
Raynsford94750/
Raunsford941/
Ransfor931/
Raysnsford890/
Ransfort8811/
Ramsford881/
Ransferd880/
Ransfore880/
Reinsford8221/
Rainsfort821/
Rainsforth78153/
Rancfort751/
Ranchfour710/
Ranjfar6710/
Ramshfar6310/
Romsfort630/
Romchford590/

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