Retherford Surname

171,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname

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

Retherford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Retherford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4941:145,33215,011
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:109,64810,937

Retherford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Retherford has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Retherford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,018th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,893,031 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Retherford reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Retherford is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,494 people, or 1 in 145,332. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Indiana, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Retherford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Retherford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Retherford surname rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Retherford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Retherford last name are 21.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

Retherford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $39,879 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Retherford Reference & Research

Rutherford & Ruth** FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Rutherford & Ruth** FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Retherford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis