Sleaford Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sleaford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sleaford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:261,58720,867
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sleaford Last Name Facts

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

Sleaford is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleaford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 796,486th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Sleaford live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England Sleaford is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 55 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Sleaford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sleaford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sleaford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sleaford last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Sleaford earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.83% more than the national average, earning $54,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $43,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slaford931/
Slatford88241/
Slayford88206/
Slawford881/
Slafford881/
Sleyford880/
Sleeford880/
Sclafford8218/
Schlaford820/
Slathford820/
Slyford8058/
Cleford8016/
Claford807/
Sleffor801/
Clayford75115/
Clafford7520/
Clefford7514/
Clafordh751/
Clapford751/
Chlaford751/
Slafferd750/
Schleifford740/
Clefor718/
Clafor711/
Gilleford710/
Schliefor710/
Slieforth710/
Cliford671,607/
Slefert671/
Clefort671/
Clefard671/
Slifard670/
Cleffor670/

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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
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  • 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 Sleaford
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