Spawforth Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Spawforth Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spofforth,' a parish near Knaresborough, Yorkshire It has taken in surnames the forms of Spawforth and Spafford, which see. (ford = forth). Thus in the Poll Tax of Yorkshire 1379, Clifford is found as Clifforth; v.
Read More About This SurnameSpawforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
Spawforth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Spofforth,' a parish near Knaresborough, Yorkshire It has taken in surnames the forms of Spawforth and Spafford, which see. (ford = forth). Thus in the Poll Tax of Yorkshire 1379, Clifford is found as Clifforth; v. Forth.
Robert de Spofford, 3 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Johannes de Spofford, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
V. Spofforth.
Gamelbar de Spofford held lands at Spofford, or Spofforth, a parish near Wetherby, co. York. Domesday. The present family of Spofforth are authentically traceable to within a few miles of that place. B.L.G.
The ancient family of Spofforth: is now scantily represented in the county. A parish and two seats in the West Riding bear the name. Thomas Spofford, or De Spofforth, was Bishop of Hereford in the 15th century (D.). Robert Spofforth was an alderman of Hull in the reign of Edward IV. (Tickell's "Hull"). In Domesday times, Gamelbar de Spofforth held lands in Spofforth (L.). Spofforth was long the home of the family (L.).
Spawforth Demographics
Average Spawforth Salary in
England
£26,950
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Spawforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spawforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spawforth is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spawforth.
How Common Is The Last Name Spawforth? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Spawforth occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Spawforth reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.
Spawforth is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Spawforth is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 75 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 7 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.
Spawforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Spawforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Spawforth surname rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spofforth | 78 | 244 | / |
| Spaffordt | 78 | 0 | / |
| Spaford | 75 | 4 | / |
| Spaffor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Spafford | 71 | 3,070 | / |
| Spaffore | 71 | 2 | / |
| Spadford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spatford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spaffford | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spoffarth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Speatfore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spafard | 63 | 19 | / |
| Spoford | 63 | 2 | / |
| Spofford | 59 | 1,498 | / |
| Spotford | 59 | 26 | / |
| Spaffard | 59 | 3 | / |
| Speffert | 59 | 1 | / |
| Spefford | 59 | 0 | / |
| Spafferd | 59 | 0 | / |
| Spafarova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Spofard | 50 | 0 | / |
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