Ruthford Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Ruthford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:1,535,843 | 104,072 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 127 | 1:395,423 | 29,402 |
Ruthford (56) may also be a first name.
Ruthford Demographics
Ruthford Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ruthford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruthford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ruthford is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruthford? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Ruthford are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 56 people.
Ruthford is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 28 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Minnesota, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Ruthford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ruthford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruthford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ruthford surname are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.58% registered with the political party.
The amount Ruthford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning R 197,088 per year and in United States they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $38,839 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruethford | 94 | 1 | / |
| Rutford | 93 | 59 | / |
| Rushford | 88 | 1,686 | / |
| Rothford | 88 | 20 | / |
| Ruchford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ruthfort | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ruthferd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ruhfordt | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ruford | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rushsford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Rufford | 80 | 113 | / |
| Rusford | 80 | 46 | / |
| Rotford | 80 | 18 | / |
| Rudford | 80 | 12 | / |
| Rufoord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ritford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rushfor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reuford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rufor | 77 | 10 | / |
| Rouhfard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rushfort | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rushfore | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rausford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Rusfor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rufort | 71 | 2 | / |
| Roufor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rufard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rodford | 67 | 312 | / |
| Rotfort | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ruphard | 67 | 39 | / |
| Raufort | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rushfar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rouhfar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rustfar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ridford | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rotforr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roufort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rowford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reufore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ruffour | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ruthford
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