Rumford Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Rumford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Romford,' a parish in Essex The corruption is a natural one; compare Brumfitt for Broomfield.

1796. Married — John Johnson and Mary Rumford: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Rumford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7001:517,79843,295
England2431:229,29219,121
Canada991:372,17833,288
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Gibraltar61:5,659991
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Rumford (16) may also be a first name.

Rumford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Romford,' a parish in Essex The corruption is a natural one; compare Brumfitt for Broomfield.

1796. Married — John Johnson and Mary Rumford: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Romford (Essex) = (prob.) the Wide Ford [Old English rúm, wide + ford] Romford is pron. ‘Rumford.’ The name, Rom, of the stream at Romford is modern and taken from the place-name. The ford has long been replaced by a bridge.

The hamlet Rumford in co. Stirling does not seem to have influenced our pers. nomenclature.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rumford Last Name Facts

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

Rumford (Russian: Румфорд) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 334,641st most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Rumford live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name Rumford is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 700 people, or 1 in 517,798. In The United States Rumford is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found, Kansas, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Rumford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rumford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rumford surname increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rumford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rumford last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rumford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $44,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $56,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhumford932/
Rumpford931/
Rumfor9236/
Romford8625/
Runford862/
Rumfort861/
Rumferd860/
Rimford860/
Roumfort8027/
Rumpferd800/
Romfor770/
Rimfort7135/
Romfort714/
Rinhford670/
Rumpfhart632/
Ronfor625/
Ronfard57131/
Ronfort57120/
Ronforth531/
Raunphor531/

Rumford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumford in the Russian language
Румфордrumford-

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