Silford Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Silford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
Silford (96) may also be a first name.
Silford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silford has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silford? popularity and diffusion
Silford is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Silford reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles. Silford is also the 968,397th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 96 people.
This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 96 percent live and Merseyside, where 4 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent live.
Silford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Silford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suilford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Schilford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gilford | 86 | 2,578 | / |
| Silfort | 86 | 64 | / |
| Selford | 86 | 6 | / |
| Silferd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shelford | 80 | 939 | / |
| Gillford | 80 | 28 | / |
| Cilfford | 80 | 14 | / |
| Chilford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cillford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilfford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilfourd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilfordt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shellford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilfort | 71 | 33 | / |
| Gelford | 71 | 16 | / |
| Selfort | 71 | 16 | / |
| Cleford | 71 | 16 | / |
| Clfford | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sylfort | 71 | 9 | / |
| Celford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cilferd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silfeur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilfard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schilforth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scülfort | 67 | 33 | / |
| Clefford | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gilforte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schillforth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gilffort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cllfford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gellford | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Silford
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis