Tailforth Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tailforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tailforth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Tailforth Last Name Facts

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

Tailforth is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tailforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tailforth live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 100 percent live. Outside of England it exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 50 percent live.

Tailforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tailforth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tailforth last name fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taylforth89305/
Talfort881/
Tailford82389/
Talfor800/
Talford75782/
Talfarh751/
Talfert751/
Theilfarth742/
Tailleford740/
Talfourd7115/
Talfford717/
Tallford712/
Thalford710/
Talfar6733/
Thielford670/
Talferd630/
Thachelford600/
Talfarre590/
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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 Tailforth
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