Sampford Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Sampford Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sampford,' parishes in Somerset, Devon, and Essex.
Roger de Samford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Samford, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Alicia de Samford, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameSampford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 189 | 1:294,805 | 22,579 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sampford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sampford,' parishes in Somerset, Devon, and Essex.
Roger de Samford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Samford, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Alicia de Samford, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1574. Married — Robert Wright and Alice Samforte: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1614-5. John Burton and Margaret Sampford: Marriage Lic. (London).
1626. John Tapsell and Theodora Samford: ibid.
(English) belonging to Sampford (Devon, Soms., Essex, etc.) = the Sandy Ford [Old English sand, sand + ford] One of the Devonshire Sampfords was Sand ford (‘æt Sand forda’) in the 10th cent.
Sampford Demographics
Average Sampford Salary in
England
£34,169
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sampford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sampford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sampford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sampford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,067,497th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Sampford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sampford are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England Sampford is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 21 percent reside, Essex, where 18 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England Sampford exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.
Sampford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sampford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sampford last name increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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