View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Samford Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Samford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samford? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 196,045^th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,406,987 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Samford live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Samford is also the 781,395^th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 140 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,115 people, or 1 in 171,375. In The United States Samford is most frequent in: Texas, where 55 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Samford Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Samford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samford surname rose 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samford Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Samford are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered with the party.

Samford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,463 USD per year.