Rodford Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rodford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rodford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:274,47321,519
Canada731:504,73442,927
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rodford (39) may also be a first name.

Rodford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rodford is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Rodford are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 274,473. In England Rodford is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 26 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Not including England Rodford exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Rodford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rodford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rodford surname increased 299 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rodford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rodford last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rodford surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rodford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roford922/
Radford8638,820/
Redford868,627/
Rosford8631/
Rotford8618/
Rudford8612/
Royford868/
Rohford860/
Rowford860/
Rofford860/
Rofor835/
Rochford806,994/
Rothford8020/
Radfords803/
Roshford802/
Rossford801/
Raddford801/
Reedford800/
Raford7770/
Rofort7721/
Rofore7719/
Radfor777/
Rodfar772/
Rohfor771/
Rofard771/
Roufor770/
Roschford750/
Retford71363/
Ratford71349/
Rafford71212/
Rutford7159/
Rotfort7140/
Roforth7139/
Rosfort7132/
Rasford7113/
Radfard7111/
Rawford7111/
Roshfor714/
Redfort714/
Redferd714/
Radfort712/
Rapford712/
Radfordová712/
Razford711/
Radfour711/
Roifort711/
Royfard711/
Roufort711/
Ravford711/
Rotforr711/
Reuford710/
Radferd710/
Rochfor710/
Rashford672,772/
Rochfort67599/
Rachford67542/
Ruthford67355/
Rouffort67175/
Rethford67126/
Radforth67111/
Rafor67103/
Rofar6728/
Rathford6714/
Rostfard6712/
Redforth6712/
Roozfard677/
Rofár672/
Roiphord671/
Raphford671/
Rossfort671/
Rouhfard671/
Rossfour671/
Rousfore670/
Rassford670/
Rausford670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rodford
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