Reford Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Reford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada501:736,91258,785
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Reford (266) may also be a first name.

Reford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reford (Russian: Рефорд) occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Reford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Reford live; 46 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Reford is also the 545,281st most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 266 people.

The last name Reford is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 736,912. In Canada Reford is most common in: Quebec, where 68 percent live, Ontario, where 30 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Besides Canada this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Reford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Reford surname grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Reford surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Reford earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18% less than the national average, earning $35,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 111.31% more than the national average, earning $104,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redford928,627/
Retford92363/
Raeford92270/
Refford92101/
Reyford9243/
Refourd9235/
Reiford9231/
Reaford922/
Revford922/
Resford922/
Reeford921/
Reuford920/
Refor9174/
Reidford86198/
Rethford86126/
Readford86113/
Reshford861/
Rechford860/
Reedford860/
Refour83258/
Refort83209/
Reafor83116/
Raford8370/
Riford8337/
Refore8318/
Referd8312/
Refoir837/
Reifor832/
Roford832/
Refard830/
Ryford830/
Reathford8019/
Rayford775,334/
Raiford773,029/
Rafford77212/
Refardt7776/
Rifford7733/
Rawford7711/
Royford778/
Reffort776/
Ridford774/
Redfort774/
Refoure773/
Rapford772/
Reafort772/
Reyfort772/
Reffard771/
Ravford771/
Rizford771/
Ritford771/
Reifard771/
Rehfard771/
Reforte771/
Risford770/
Reifort770/
Rowford770/
Rohford770/
Rofford770/
Rifor73535/
Refar7336/
Richford71489/
Rieforth7160/
Reforová7127/
Reitfort7112/
Reyhfard717/
Raidford715/
Raifford711/
Reidfort711/
Raphford711/
Raysford711/
Reforova711/
Reesfard711/
Reyffort711/
Resforte711/
Rishford710/
Resforts710/
Reiferdt710/
Raisford710/
Rethfort710/
Rifore6762/
Rifard6758/
Refert6722/
Rofort6721/
Riferd6717/
Refart6712/
Rafard6711/
Reifhardt6711/
Rayfor677/
Refare675/
Revfar672/
Raifor672/
Reffar672/
Rifort671/
Reyfar671/
Riffor671/
Rephor671/
Rofard671/
Raferd670/
Roferd670/
Reafar670/
Raithford670/
Rafort670/
Reffhardt670/

Reford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reford in the Russian language
Рефордreford-

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