Rishforth Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

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

Rishforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rishforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Rishforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rishforth occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rishforth.

How Common Is The Last Name Rishforth? popularity and diffusion

Rishforth is the 2,843,861st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Rishforth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rishforth live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Rishforth is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 30 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 28 percent reside and South Carolina, where 23 percent reside.

Rishforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rishforth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rishforth surname grew 336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rishforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rishforth last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rishforth earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.42% more than the national average, earning $53,685 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushforth892,490/
Richforth893/
Rieforth8260/
Richfort823/
Rushfort821/
Rusforth821/
Rishford820/
Rifort801/
Riffort7578/
Raifort753/
Roifort751/
Rishfar751/
Reifort750/
Risford750/
Rushford711,686/
Rifor71535/
Richford71489/
Reifarth71110/
Rexforth71100/
Raiffort7133/
Raifarth7132/
Reitfort7112/
Riffarth719/
Reshford711/
Reidfort711/
Resforte711/
Roishfar711/
Raisford710/
Rethfort710/
Resforts710/
Refort67209/
Rifore6762/
Reiffarth6737/
Riford6737/
Risfar6710/
Ritchford676/
Reifor672/
Raifor672/
Rifart671/
Riffor671/
Reifahrth671/
Raithford670/
Rushsford670/

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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 Rishforth
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