Spafford Surname

144,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Spafford Surname Definition:

= Spofford, q.v.

Spafford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9831:182,78318,240
England4291:129,87912,877
Canada3671:100,39710,910
Australia2231:121,05713,326
Guernsey221:2,929767
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:142,54612,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0251:48,9945,579

Spafford (19) may also be a first name.

Spafford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Spofford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spafford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spafford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spafford.

How Common Is The Last Name Spafford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,680th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,373,793 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Spafford are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spafford is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,983 people, or 1 in 182,783. In The United States Spafford is most common in: California, where 16 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Utah, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Spafford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spafford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 193 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spafford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spafford surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spafford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.32% less than the national average, earning R 122,808 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spaffford941/
Spaffordt940/
Spaford934/
Spaffor930/
Spofford881,498/
Spaffard883/
Spaffore882/
Spadford881/
Spatford881/
Spefford880/
Spafferd880/
Spafard8019/
Spoford802/
Spotford7526/
Spoffard759/
Speffard751/
Spofferd751/
Spofforth71244/
Spawforth7159/
Speatfore710/
Spofard670/
Speffert631/
Spafarova591/
Spoffarth590/

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Spafford Reference & Research

Stafford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Stafford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spafford
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