Salford Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

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.

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Salford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England701:795,97243,050
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

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