Safford Surname
Approximately 4,174 people bear this surname
Safford Surname Definition:
An assimilated form of Salford, q.v.
Safford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,028 | 1:89,985 | 10,112 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 90 | 1:270,837 | 19,067 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,842 | 1:27,263 | 3,347 |
Safford (29) may also be a first name.
Safford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An assimilated form of Salford, q.v.
Local. A corruption of Seaford, a town of Sussex, England.
From Salford; a location name in Lancashire.
Safford Demographics
Average Safford Salary in
United States
$42,424 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Safford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safford is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safford? popularity and diffusion
It is the 111,292nd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,745,938 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Safford are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name globally It is held by 29 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,028 people, or 1 in 89,985. In The United States Safford is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Safford occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Safford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Safford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Safford last name increased 219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Safford Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Safford surname are 5.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.98% registered with the political party.
The amount Safford earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.66% more than the national average, earning $70,880 CAD per year.
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Safford Reference & Research
Stafford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Stafford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Safford
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