Stedford Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Stedford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stedford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia571:473,60936,415
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England531:1,051,28451,324
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Stedford (42) may also be a first name.

Stedford Last Name Facts

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

Stedford is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stedford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stedford is the 1,118,459th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Stedford are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 473,609. In Australia Stedford is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 84 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found and Queensland, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 24 percent are found.

Stedford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stedford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stedford last name rose 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 757 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stedford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stedford surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stedford earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $41,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning $62,128 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stedford
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