Spofford Surname

261,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Spofford 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.

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Spofford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
Canada631:584,85148,473
England381:1,466,26563,675
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:138,72613,107

Spofford (19) may also be a first name.

Spofford 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or A.-Scand.) belonging to Spofforth (Yorks), 14th cent. Spofford, Domesday Spoford [Old English ford, a ford, forth: the first element is obscure from lack of suff. early documentary evidence, but not improb. is from Old Norse spöl-r, a rail, bar; hardly Old English spor, a track]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Spofforth (plot of land by a ford), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Spofford Last Name Facts

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

Spofford occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Spofford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spofford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spofford is the 261,888th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,864,850 people. Spofford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Spofford live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Spofford is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,377 people, or 1 in 263,224. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, Maine, where 8 percent reside and Nevada, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Spofford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spofford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spofford last name grew 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spofford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spofford are 2.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Spofford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $47,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spoford932/
Spafford883,070/
Spotford8826/
Spoffard889/
Spofferd881/
Spefford880/
Spofforth82244/
Spaffford821/
Spaffordt820/
Spaford804/
Spofard800/
Spaffor800/
Spaffard753/
Spaffore752/
Spadford751/
Speffard751/
Spatford751/
Spafferd750/
Spoffarth710/
Spafard6719/
Speffert631/
Spawforth5959/

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