Stofford Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Stofford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stofford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Stofford Last Name Facts

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

Stofford is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stofford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stofford is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Stofford live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Stofford is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Stofford is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 71 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Kentucky, where 3 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Stofford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stofford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stofford last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stofford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stofford surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Stofford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $38,177 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Stofford
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