Seaford Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Seaford Surname Definition:

Local. From a seaport town of that name in Sussex, England.

Seaford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
England1421:392,38127,229
Australia311:870,82953,581
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Wales171:182,03112,022
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Seaford (390) may also be a first name.

Seaford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From a seaport town of that name in Sussex, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Seaford Last Name Facts

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

Seaford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Seaford.

How Common Is The Last Name Seaford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seaford is the 425,776th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. Seaford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Seaford live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 438,463rd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 390 people.

The last name Seaford is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States Seaford is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 54 percent reside, Virginia, where 7 percent reside and Kentucky, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Seaford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seaford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seaford surname increased 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seaford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seaford surname are 29.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seaford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.22% more than the national average, earning R 732,456 per year and in United States they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning $37,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seafford931/
Seatford931/
Sheaford930/
Seford9210/
Saford929/
Seafor925/
Safford864,174/
Sawford861,066/
Setford86378/
Sheafor86114/
Seiford8679/
Seafore8639/
Seafort8638/
Seyford8632/
Sayford8625/
Sedford8613/
Seaferd8611/
Sheford865/
Sauford863/
Sieford862/
Sahford861/
Sasford861/
Shaford861/
Satford860/
Sapford860/
Sefford860/
Seeford860/
Seuford860/
Sadford860/
Sepford860/
Safor83160/
Sefor8358/
Shatford80790/
Seaforth80567/
Shefford80452/
Sessford80207/
Shafford80188/
Shadford80103/
Sceiford8073/
Siefford8043/
Ceawford807/
Satfford804/
Sapfford803/
Scafford802/
Sawfford802/
Sassford801/
Scawford801/
Scepford801/
Shueford801/
Shoeford801/
Seefford801/
Shauford801/
Sashford800/
Shepford800/
Shedford800/
Seufford800/
Shasford800/
Sheoford800/
Ceafford800/
Seifford800/
Shewford800/
Saifford800/
Saudford800/
Seepford800/
Ssafford800/
Saffordd800/
Shawford800/
Sasfford800/
Safore77577/
Siford77525/
Seefor77488/
Sefoor77292/
Safour77285/
Safoor77231/
Shafor77230/
Sefore77104/
Syford7720/
Saffor7720/
Safort7716/
Sefort7713/
Safard779/
Sefard777/
Ceafor775/
Geford774/
Sefour773/
Saifor772/
Caford772/
Sahfor772/
Jeford772/
Seforh772/
Sayfor771/
Saferd771/
Safoir771/
Xeford771/
Shefor771/
Jaford771/
Saforz771/
Safhor771/
Szafor771/
Seyfor770/
Seafar770/
Saufor770/
Seferd770/
Schafford756/
Shaufford751/
Shafordtz751/
Schaeford750/
Sawieford750/
Seiaforth750/
Seiphford750/
Sifford712,439/
Jefford711,646/
Saffour711,195/
Cayford71754/
Gepford71460/
Saffore71327/
Saifour71327/
Gesford71313/
Szaforz71269/
Sidford71231/
Seiferd71149/
Shafoor71124/
Seyfoor7195/
Shefard7182/
Shafour7182/
Shaffor7168/
Sitford7163/
Saifoor7157/
Sciford7143/
Seyfort7138/
Seafert7131/
Seefort7130/
Seifoor7128/
Sieferd7123/
Seffore7121/
Getford7119/
Sheferd7117/
Sefhore7117/
Seifour7115/
Gefford7113/
Cafford7112/
Seifard7112/
Seffour7112/
Shafore718/
Sayfoor717/
Seifort715/
Saffard714/
Jafford714/
Scafard714/
Saforte713/
Shaefor712/
Sisford712/
Schafor712/
Shafard712/
Sephord712/
Saffoor712/
Gisford711/
Jetford711/
Saifard711/
Cedford711/
Gedford711/
Gefords711/
Giaford711/
Siefort711/
Sheffor711/
Seeferd711/
Seufort711/
Seffort711/
Sehafar711/
Seyferd711/
Shadfor711/
Suefort711/
Jefords711/
Cesford711/
Scheaffort711/
Soyefor711/
Jasford711/
Seyfour711/
Sahfard711/
Sahfour711/
Szaferd711/
Sasfard711/
Jedford710/
Sefferd710/
Cauford710/
Seafart710/
Sephard710/
Safferd710/
Sipford710/
Sheafar710/
Jayford710/
Shayfor710/
Shepfor710/
Saffort710/
Capford710/
Cefford710/
Shiford710/
Sifords710/
Safar67106,359/
Shephard6717,893/
Zafor673,131/
Jeffords672,945/
Cessford67692/
Gessford67286/
Seyforth67153/
Sefar67143/
Shefferd67140/
Shaafour6739/
Shadfard6733/
Chadford6731/
Chafford6727/
Syfor6719/
Saforova6718/
Sifor6714/
Seeforth6713/
Seiferdt6712/
Gishford6711/
Sheffard6710/
Zefor677/
Cefor676/
Schaforz676/
Shifford674/
Chawford674/
Safár674/
Shaifard673/
Seiforth673/
Shephord672/
Shepferd672/
Schaefor672/
Seiffort672/
Shitford672/
Ceesford671/
Geffords671/
Schaffor671/
Siffords671/
Shouford671/
Seafurth671/
Sgaffoor671/
Shaffore671/
Shefherd671/
Seiffour671/
Saiffoor671/
Cheapfor671/
Saiffour671/
Shaforth671/
Shahfoor671/
Sieforth670/
Shafferd670/
Seyphard670/
Scifford670/
Gephford670/
Chetford670/
Schasfor670/
Seefohrt670/
Seyferdt670/
Shaffard670/
Sayforth670/
Sheofard670/
Sichford670/
Shaeffor670/
Safforth670/
Seefortz670/
Giefford670/
Seyffort670/
Cauwford670/
Chatford670/
Sefforth670/
Shaffort670/
Chauford670/

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Footnotes

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