Refford Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Refford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
France121:5,535,227269,324
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Refford (26) may also be a first name.

Refford Last Name Facts

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

Refford is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Refford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Refford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Refford live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 26 people.

The surname Refford is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Refford is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 83 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 3 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent reside.

Refford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Refford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Refford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Refford last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Refford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reford92160/
Redford868,627/
Retford86363/
Raeford86270/
Rafford86212/
Reyford8643/
Refourd8635/
Rifford8633/
Reiford8631/
Reffort866/
Revford862/
Reaford862/
Resford862/
Reeford861/
Reffard861/
Reuford860/
Rofford860/
Refor8374/
Reidford80198/
Rethford80126/
Readford80113/
Raifford801/
Reshford801/
Reyffort801/
Reedford800/
Rechford800/
Refour77258/
Refort77209/
Reafor77116/
Raford7770/
Riford7737/
Refore7718/
Referd7712/
Refoir777/
Reifor772/
Roford772/
Reffar772/
Riffor771/
Refard770/
Ryford770/
Reathford7519/
Reffhardt750/
Rayford715,334/
Raiford713,029/
Riffard711,356/
Raffard711,299/
Reffert71231/
Raffort71186/
Riffort7178/
Refardt7176/
Rawford7111/
Royford718/
Redfort714/
Rheffar714/
Ridford714/
Refoure713/
Rifferd713/
Reafort712/
Reyfort712/
Rapford712/
Rehfard711/
Reforte711/
Ravford711/
Rizford711/
Ritford711/
Reifard711/
Reifort710/
Rowford710/
Rohford710/
Risford710/
Rifor67535/
Richford67489/
Reiffert67180/
Rieforth6760/
Raffourt6746/
Refar6736/
Raiffort6733/
Rieffert6729/
Reforová6727/
Roeffart6713/
Reitfort6712/
Reyhfard677/
Raidford675/
Raphford671/
Reidfort671/
Reffertt671/
Raysford671/
Reforova671/
Reesfard671/
Resforte671/
Rethfort670/
Raisford670/
Reiferdt670/
Resforts670/
Rieffart670/
Rishford670/

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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
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  • 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 Refford
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