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 is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sampford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,067,497th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Sampford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sampford live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.
Sampford is most widespread in England, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 21 percent live, Essex, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.
Sampford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sampford has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sampford surname grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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