Stockford Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Stockford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Log or Stump Ford (a ford whose passage was facilitated by logs or stumps) [Old English stoc(c + ford]

Stockford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5961:93,48710,014
United States5361:676,22953,846
Canada2671:137,99814,236
Wales891:34,7703,467
Australia291:930,88655,860
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Stockford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Log or Stump Ford (a ford whose passage was facilitated by logs or stumps) [Old English stoc(c + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Stokeford; a location name in Dorset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stockford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stockford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stockford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 253,664th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,677,501 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Stockford reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 93,487. In England Stockford is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Kent, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England Stockford occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Stockford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stockford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Stockford surname expanded 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stockford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stockford surname are 10.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stockford earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning $52,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stockkford951/
Stokford940/
Stockfore891/
Stockfort891/
Stackford891/
Steckford890/
Stockforth840/
Stockfar821/
Stekford820/
Stacforth670/

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