Rexford Surname

104,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Rexford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the king's river crossing.

Rexford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,4941:10,8341,450
United States1,8851:192,28619,025
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England161:3,482,379114,324
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5951:84,4018,806

Rexford (12,223) may also be a first name.

Rexford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the king's river crossing.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rexford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rexford has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rexford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,756th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,627,411 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Rexford are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 53,484th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 12,223 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,494 people, or 1 in 10,834. Other than Ghana this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Rexford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rexford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rexford surname grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rexford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rexford last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rexford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $45,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rexfords932/
Rixford86179/
Rexfort8637/
Roxford863/
Resford862/
Raxford862/
Rexforth80100/
Reshford801/
Rechford800/
Retchford75126/
Rizford711/
Risford710/
Richford67489/
Riksford672/
Reesfard671/
Resforte671/
Raysford671/
Raisford670/
Resforts670/
Rishford670/
Ricksford636/
Ritchford636/
Rachsford632/
Rocksford630/
Richfort533/
Richfard531/
Rishforth5047/
Richforth503/

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