Sapsford Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Sapsford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Ford of the Spruce-Fir(s [v. under Sapsed, and + Old English ford]

Sapsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0131:55,0036,682
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Australia1081:249,96023,064
South Africa851:637,38547,411
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Canada451:818,79163,991
Wales261:119,0209,008
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4631:52,6476,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sapsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Ford of the Spruce-Fir(s [v. under Sapsed, and + Old English ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Sawbridgeworth, co. Herts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sapsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapsford is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapsford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sapsford is the 263,032nd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,890,970 people. The last name Sapsford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Sapsford reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

Sapsford is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 55,003. In England Sapsford is most prevalent in: Essex, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 19 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 12 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Sapsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sapsford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sapsford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sapsford surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sapsford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.31% more than the national average, earning R 390,468 per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sapsofrd881/
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