Readford Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Readford Surname Definition:

Probably for Retford. But v. Redford.

Readford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Readford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably for Retford. But v. Redford.

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

= Radford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Readford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Readford is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Readford.

How Common Is The Last Name Readford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Readford occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Readford reside; 96 percent reside in Australasia and 96 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Readford is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 247,667. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 92 percent are found, Queensland, where 7 percent are found and Victoria, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Australia Readford is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Readford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Readford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radford9338,820/
Redford938,627/
Reaford932/
Reidford88198/
Riedford8865/
Raidford885/
Radfords883/
Raddford881/
Reedford880/
Reford86160/
Reafor86116/
Raford8670/
Radfor867/
Reathford8219/
Rayford805,334/
Raiford803,029/
Retford80363/
Ratford80349/
Raeford80270/
Rafford80212/
Refford80101/
Reyford8043/
Refourd8035/
Reiford8031/
Rasford8013/
Rawford8011/
Radfard8011/
Ridford804/
Redferd804/
Redfort804/
Revford802/
Radfort802/
Rapford802/
Resford802/
Reafort802/
Reeford801/
Ravford801/
Razford801/
Radfour801/
Radferd800/
Reuford800/
Reatheford782/
Radfordová782/
Rafor77103/
Refor7774/
Rashford752,772/
Rachford75542/
Rethford75126/
Radforth75111/
Rathford7514/
Redforth7512/
Riedfort7510/
Reshford751/
Raifford751/
Reidfort751/
Raphford751/
Rayeford751/
Raysford751/
Rausford750/
Rechford750/
Rassford750/
Raisford750/
Radfar713,812/
Rafour711,556/
Refour71258/
Refort71209/
Riford7137/
Raffor7121/
Refore7118/
Rafoor7116/
Rafard7111/
Rayfor717/
Refoir717/
Ratthford712/
Raifor712/
Reifor712/
Rachfordp711/
Ruethford711/
Rawfor711/
Refard710/
Ryford710/
Reafar710/
Rachtford710/
Raithford710/
Rafort710/
Raffard671,299/
Rhafour67291/
Raffour67227/
Raffort67186/
Refardt6776/
Raforth6755/
Rifford6733/
Razfard6722/
Raufort6720/
Raifard6713/
Raphord679/
Royford678/
Rhaffor678/
Reffort676/
Refoure673/
Raifort673/
Rathfor672/
Reyfort672/
Raadfar672/
Radfarr671/
Reffard671/
Rietfor671/
Rizford671/
Ritford671/
Rahfour671/
Rayfort671/
Rasfard671/
Reifard671/
Rehfard671/
Reforte671/
Radfarh671/
Rafgard671/
Risford670/
Reifort670/
Reufore670/
Ratfort670/
Redfeur670/

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