Rudeforth Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Rudeforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rudeforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia321:843,61652,533
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Rudeforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rudeforth occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rudeforth.

How Common Is The Last Name Rudeforth? popularity and diffusion

Rudeforth is the 2,007,164th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Rudeforth is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Rudeforth are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Rudeforth is most common in England, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England Rudeforth is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 47 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 23 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 37 percent are found and Wales, where 13 percent are found.

Rudeforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rudeforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rudeforth surname grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruddeforth9527/
Ruddesforth901/
Rudiforth890/
Rudeferth890/
Ruddiforth8481/
Rudafort821/
Rudifor751/
Ruddifarth741/
Rodefurt710/
Rodeford710/
Rudiford710/
Riddeford670/
Ruddiford670/
Ridaford590/
Riddiford56991/
Rushdifar561/

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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
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  • 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 Rudeforth
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