Richford Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Richford Surname Definition:

From Rickford; a location name in Somerset.

Richford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
England1511:368,99426,171
Scotland1271:42,1563,883
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Richford (108) may also be a first name.

Richford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Rickford; a location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Richford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Richford is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Richford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Richford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 626,382nd most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Richford reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. Richford is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 108 people.

Richford is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Richford exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Scotland, where 26 percent are found.

Richford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Richford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Richford last name grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Richford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Richford surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Richford last name are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Richford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.06% less than the national average, earning $44,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ritchford946/
Ricford931/
Richfort883/
Richfard881/
Ruchford881/
Richferd880/
Rechford880/
Rishford880/
Riford8637/
Retchford82126/
Richforth823/
Raithford820/
Raiford803,029/
Rixford80179/
Rifford8033/
Reiford8031/
Ridford804/
Rizford801/
Ritford801/
Recford800/
Risford800/
Rifor77535/
Reidford75198/
Rethford75126/
Raidford755/
Roiphord751/
Raiphord751/
Raifford751/
Reshford751/
Raisford750/
Reford71160/
Rifore7162/
Rifard7158/
Rishforth7147/
Reathford7119/
Reifor712/
Raifor712/
Rifort711/
Riffor711/
Ryford710/
Redford678,627/
Rayford675,334/
Rexford674,478/
Riffard671,356/
Retford67363/
Refford67101/
Riffort6778/
Reyford6743/
Refourd6735/
Raifard6713/
Royford678/
Raifort673/
Revford672/
Reaford672/
Resford672/
Reeford671/
Reifard671/
Rehfard671/
Rishfar671/
Riophor671/
Roifort671/
Reifort670/
Reuford670/

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Footnotes

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