Sansford Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sansford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sansford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sansford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sansford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sansford occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sansford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Sansford is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Sansford are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 24 percent are found, Dorset, where 17 percent are found and Greater London, where 17 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Sansford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sansford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sansford last name increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sansford Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sansford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.46% less than the national average, earning $42,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sansfore881/
Jansford881/
Samsford880/
Cainsford821/
Consford7585/
Jansfort7518/
Samsfort751/
Shamsfard7115/
Coinsford711/
Shamsfar631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sansford
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