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

The surname Sleaford is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sleaford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 796,486th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Sleaford reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England Sleaford is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 55 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this surname 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 frequency of Sleaford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sleaford surname rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sleaford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sleaford last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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