Rushforth Surname

172,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rushforth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rushford.' There is a parish so called in Norfolk, but I do not find the surname in the vicinity. Various fords where rushes grew may have contributed to our directories.

Rushforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3201:42,2115,399
United States4201:862,99765,593
Australia3671:73,5588,644
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Wales281:110,5198,545
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9361:26,0423,580
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Rushforth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rushford.' There is a parish so called in Norfolk, but I do not find the surname in the vicinity. Various fords where rushes grew may have contributed to our directories.

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

(English) belonging to Rushford; or Dweller at the Rushy Ford [Old English rysc, a rush + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Rushford (homestead overgrown with rushes), in Norfolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rushforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rushforth is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 172,724th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,926,725 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Rushforth are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,320 people, or 1 in 42,211. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found and Greater London, where 4 percent are found. Other than England Rushforth occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Rushforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rushforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rushforth surname increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 714 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rushforth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rushforth surname are 11.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.59% registered with the party.

The amount Rushforth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.36% more than the national average, earning 541,145 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 394.72% more than the national average, earning R 1,175,650 per year; in United States they earn 36.36% more than the national average, earning $58,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $64,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushfort941/
Rusforth941/
Rishforth8947/
Rushford821,686/
Rushsford780/
Rusford7546/
Rosfort7532/
Roshford712/
Rushferd711/
Ruchford711/
Rossfort711/
Rausford710/
Rishford710/
Rutchford671/
Roschford670/
Rosford6331/
Risford630/
Rossford591/
Rizford501/

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