Summerford Surname

224,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Summerford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somerford,' three parishes in Wiltshire.

William de Sumeford, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alexander de Somerford, Wiltshire, ibid.

Richard de Somerford, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Summerford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6771:216,13521,040
England861:647,88437,755
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales41:773,63329,106
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Summerford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somerford,' three parishes in Wiltshire.

William de Sumeford, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alexander de Somerford, Wiltshire, ibid.

Richard de Somerford, Wiltshire, ibid.

Nicholas de Somerford, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1591. Robert Glover and Anne Somerford: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Edward Somerford, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Summerford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Summerford occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Summerford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,220th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,015,177 people. Summerford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Summerford reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,677 people, or 1 in 216,135. In The United States Summerford is most common in: Alabama, where 23 percent live, Mississippi, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Summerford is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Summerford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Summerford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,048 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Summerford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Summerford surname are 21.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Summerford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 356.36% more than the national average, earning R 1,084,480 per year and in United States they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning $39,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumerford95124/
Summerfor951/
Sommerford9070/
Cummerford9055/
Summerfort901/
Summerferd900/
Somerford84185/
Cumerford84101/
Sumarford840/
Sumerfort840/
Cummerfort800/

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