Sifford Surname

175,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sifford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sifford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4041:150,77315,497
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3531:142,26313,367

Sifford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sifford is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sifford? popularity and diffusion

Sifford is the 175,608th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,987,924 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sifford live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,404 people, or 1 in 150,773. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Sifford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sifford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sifford last name grew 681 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sifford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sifford last name are 11.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.02% being registered with the party.

Sifford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $38,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siefford9343/
Shifford934/
Siffords931/
Scifford930/
Seifford930/
Saifford930/
Siford92525/
Schifford884/
Gifford8634,650/
Siffour86387/
Sidford86231/
Seiford8679/
Sifferd8666/
Sitford8663/
Sciford8643/
Cifford8626/
Siffort8624/
Shiffor8616/
Siffard864/
Jifford863/
Sieford862/
Sisford862/
Sefford860/
Sipford860/
Shiford860/
Sifords860/
Sifor8314/
Shefford80452/
Shifferd80123/
Sceiford8073/
Giffords8046/
Chifford805/
Seiffort802/
Shitford802/
Coifford801/
Seafford801/
Seefford801/
Seiffour801/
Saiffoor801/
Giffford801/
Saiffour801/
Seufford800/
Schiffor800/
Jiffords800/
Sciffard800/
Shiffort800/
Sichford800/
Giefford800/
Shiffard800/
Sifour77994/
Siferd77298/
Giford7772/
Syford7720/
Sifort7720/
Sifore7710/
Seford7710/
Siffar776/
Shifor773/
Saifor772/
Ciford772/
Suifor771/
Sifoor771/
Schiffour7529/
Seifforth755/
Shiffhour750/
Scieffard750/
Schifferd750/
Seiphford750/
Giffard713,777/
Siffert711,828/
Jefford711,646/
Seaford71812/
Setford71378/
Saifour71327/
Gesford71313/
Seiferd71149/
Saifoor7157/
Seyford7132/
Seifoor7128/
Sayford7125/
Sieferd7123/
Seffore7121/
Seiffar7121/
Jiffard7120/
Seifour7115/
Gipford7113/
Gefford7113/
Sedford7113/
Seifard7112/
Seffour7112/
Shiffar718/
Saiffar718/
Seifort715/
Sheford715/
Giffort714/
Ciffard712/
Gisford711/
Saifard711/
Scyffor711/
Siefort711/
Shiferd711/
Sheffor711/
Seffort711/
Cesford711/
Sefferd710/
Sciferd710/
Seeford710/
Seuford710/
Schifor710/
Siphord710/
Cefford710/
Gidford710/
Siforth710/
Sepford710/
Seiffert679,434/
Jeffords672,945/
Coiffard672,340/
Sieffert67858/
Cessford67692/
Cifor67433/
Gessford67286/
Shiffert67266/
Sessford67207/
Shefferd67140/
Sifar67137/
Chiffard6764/
Sefor6758/
Siforova6750/
Zifor6748/
Seiffart6746/
Scyffore6719/
Syfor6719/
Saiffert6713/
Seiferdt6712/
Gishford6711/
Sheffard6710/
Sziffert678/
Siffarth675/
Shaifard673/
Seiforth673/
Chiffour672/
Ceesford671/
Geffords671/
Scepford671/
Schiferd671/
Sciffert671/
Sieffart671/
Seatford671/
Shidfard671/
Shepford670/
Shedford670/
Sieforth670/
Sheaford670/
Gifforth670/
Ceafford670/
Shewford670/
Siphfort670/
Seepford670/
Seyffort670/
Syffardt670/
Sefforth670/

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Sifford Reference & Research

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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 Sifford
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