Scotford Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Scotford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Scotforth or Scotford (Lancs), 13th cent. Scotford, Scotfford, Scoteford, Domesday Scozforde (z = ts) = the Scot’s Ford [v. Scott, and + Middle English Old English ford] As there is no river at Scotforth, the ford or forth must have been a way over wet (marsh-) land.

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Scotford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4051:137,57513,447
Australia701:385,65331,598
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Wales591:52,4504,823
Malta181:23,9041,289
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Scotford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Scotforth or Scotford (Lancs), 13th cent. Scotford, Scotfford, Scoteford, Domesday Scozforde (z = ts) = the Scot’s Ford [v. Scott, and + Middle English Old English ford] As there is no river at Scotforth, the ford or forth must have been a way over wet (marsh-) land.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scotford Last Name Facts

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

Scotford is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scotford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 510,931st most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Scotford reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 137,575. In England Scotford is primarily concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 21 percent reside, West Midlands, where 15 percent reside and Herefordshire, where 14 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Scotford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scotford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Scotford last name rose 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scotford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scotford surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Scotford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scottford941/
Cotford931/
Scoford930/
Scofford881/
Southford825/
Catford80799/
Satford800/
Satfford754/
Scafford752/
Scawford751/
Schutfort717/
Souhtfort711/
Scadfford710/
Scafard674/
Scaffor671/
Sadford670/
Cadford670/
Skafford630/
Scafar576/
Skofar573/

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