Standford Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Standford Surname Definition:

For Stanford, q.v.

At Standford, Kent, “the ancient Stane Street crosses a brook”.

Standford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:948,84570,809
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
England441:1,266,32057,817
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Barbados211:13,688897
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Guyana21:381,11013,532
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Standford (1,227) may also be a first name.

Standford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Stanford, q.v.

At Standford, Kent, “the ancient Stane Street crosses a brook”.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Standford Last Name Facts

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

Standford is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Standford.

How Common Is The Last Name Standford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 427,840th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,030,416 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Standford are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Standford is also the 225,866th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,227 people.

The surname Standford is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States Standford is mostly found in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Standford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Standford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Standford surname increased 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Standford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Standford surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Standford last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Standford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.45% less than the national average, earning R 51,204 per year; in United States they earn 28.16% less than the national average, earning $30,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $44,217 CAD per year.

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Standford Reference & Research

Stanford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Stanford 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 Standford
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