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 last name Reford (Russian: Рефорд) is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,374,607th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Reford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Reford reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 545,281st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 266 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 736,912. In Canada Reford is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 68 percent are found, Ontario, where 30 percent are found and British Columbia, where 2 percent are found. Other than Canada this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Scotland, where 14 percent are found.

Reford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Reford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Reford last name grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Reford last name is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Reford last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the 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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