Ratford Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ratford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:246,54020,052
Australia671:402,92132,505
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Ratford Last Name Facts

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

Ratford is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 802,733rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Ratford is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Ratford reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 246,540. In England Ratford is most numerous in: Essex, where 27 percent are found, Greater London, where 26 percent are found and East Sussex, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Ratford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ratford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ratford last name expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ratford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ratford last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ratford are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ratford earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 96.3% more than the national average, earning $84,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $47,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathford9314/
Raford9270/
Reathford8819/
Ratthford882/
Rachtford880/
Raithford880/
Radford8638,820/
Rayford865,334/
Raiford863,029/
Retford86363/
Rafford86212/
Rotford8618/
Rasford8613/
Rawford8611/
Reaford862/
Rathfor862/
Rapford862/
Ravford861/
Razford861/
Ratfort860/
Rafor83103/
Reatheford822/
Rashford802,772/
Rachford80542/
Rethford80126/
Readford80113/
Rothford8020/
Raidford805/
Radfords803/
Raddford801/
Raifford801/
Raphford801/
Raysford801/
Rausford800/
Rassford800/
Raisford800/
Rafour771,556/
Reafor77116/
Raffor7721/
Rafoor7716/
Rafard7711/
Radfor777/
Rayfor777/
Raifor772/
Roford772/
Rawfor771/
Rafort770/
Rachfordp751/
Rachtfort750/
Redford718,627/
Raffard711,299/
Rodford71312/
Rhafour71291/
Raffour71227/
Raffort71186/
Raforth7155/
Reyford7143/
Rotfort7140/
Reiford7131/
Rosford7131/
Razfard7122/
Raufort7120/
Raifard7113/
Radfard7111/
Raphord719/
Royford718/
Rhaffor718/
Raifort713/
Radfordová712/
Radfort712/
Reafort712/
Raatfar712/
Rotforr711/
Rahfour711/
Rayfort711/
Rasfard711/
Radfour711/
Rafgard711/
Radferd710/
Reuford710/
Rowford710/
Rohford710/
Rofford710/
Rochford676,994/
Rafar67907/
Reidford67198/
Radforth67111/
Raffourt6746/
Raiffort6733/
Reitfort6712/
Rostfard6712/
Rofor675/
Rayphord674/
Roshford672/
Rashtfar672/
Raiphord671/
Rossford671/
Rauffard671/
Rhaffour671/
Rahafard671/
Rashfort670/
Rachfort670/
Retforth670/
Reedford670/
Rethfort670/

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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 Ratford
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