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
Salford is found most in Ghana. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salford? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 609,110th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Salford live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salford is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 14 people.
The surname Salford is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Other than Ghana it exists in 13 countries. It is also common 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 surname expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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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