Somerford Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Somerford Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Somerford; or Dweller at the Summer-Ford (i.e. one not available during the winter-rains) [Old English sumer + ford] Somerford, Wilts, was Sumerford a.d. 685; Somerford, Staffs, had the same spelling in the 13th cent.
Read More About This SurnameSomerford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Somerford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Somerford; or Dweller at the Summer-Ford (i.e. one not available during the winter-rains) [Old English sumer + ford] Somerford, Wilts, was Sumerford a.d. 685; Somerford, Staffs, had the same spelling in the 13th cent.
A location name in Hampshire, Wiltshire.
Somerford Demographics
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Somerford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somerford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somerford is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Somerford click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somerford? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Somerford live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Somerford is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 51 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Somerford exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.
Somerford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Somerford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Somerford last name expanded 720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Somerford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Somerford surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Somerford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning $59,041 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sommerford | 95 | 70 | / |
| Comerford | 89 | 9,523 | / |
| Sumerford | 89 | 124 | / |
| Samerford | 89 | 0 | / |
| Summerford | 84 | 1,815 | / |
| Commerford | 84 | 1,250 | / |
| Sammerford | 84 | 0 | / |
| Commerfordd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camerford | 78 | 7 | / |
| Comerfort | 78 | 0 | / |
| Sumerfort | 78 | 0 | / |
| Summerfort | 74 | 1 | / |
| Commerfort | 74 | 0 | / |
| Cammerford | 74 | 0 | / |
| Shamirfard | 63 | 23 | / |
| Camerforth | 63 | 0 | / |
| Zamirfard | 56 | 8 | / |
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Footnotes
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