Salford Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Salford Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Salford; or Dweller at 1 the Willow-Ford [Old English s(e)alh + ford] 2 the Salt Ford [Old English s(e)alt + ford] The Lanc. place (Domesday, Salford; later also Sauford) and the Bedfd. village belong to 1; the Warw.
Read More About This SurnameSalford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Salford (14) may also be a first name.
Salford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Salford; or Dweller at 1 the Willow-Ford [Old English s(e)alh + ford] 2 the Salt Ford [Old English s(e)alt + ford] The Lanc. place (Domesday, Salford; later also Sauford) and the Bedfd. village belong to 1; the Warw. Salford Priors and the Oxfd. parish (both 8th-cent. Saltford) apparently owe their name to saltsprings.
Salford Demographics
Average Salford Salary in
England
£29,677
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Salford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salford is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Salford? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 609,110th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Salford is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Salford are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salford is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Salford is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Barring Ghana it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Salford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Salford has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Salford last name grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalford | 93 | 10 | / |
| Salfford | 93 | 6 | / |
| Shalford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saulford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Shaelford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schalford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Calford | 86 | 157 | / |
| Salfour | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jalford | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shalfor | 86 | 0 | / |
| Solford | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shacelford | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sattleford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shelford | 80 | 939 | / |
| Shaulfor | 80 | 17 | / |
| Chalford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jailford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shalfour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shachelford | 78 | 6 | / |
| Seachelford | 78 | 0 | / |
| Salfar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shellford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schalforz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shalforth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Colford | 71 | 1,249 | / |
| Calfort | 71 | 27 | / |
| Salfert | 71 | 11 | / |
| Salfart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salfare | 71 | 0 | / |
| Soulfour | 67 | 61 | / |
| Sallfert | 67 | 36 | / |
| Coulford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salfarte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calphord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Collford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chalfort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Salfarova | 63 | 5 | / |
| Zalfar | 62 | 2 | / |
| Solfar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Colfort | 57 | 102 | / |
| Solfert | 57 | 6 | / |
| Colfard | 57 | 4 | / |
| Colfoort | 53 | 3 | / |
| Coolfort | 53 | 1 | / |
| Seilfert | 53 | 1 | / |
| Colforth | 53 | 0 | / |
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