Tedford Surname

84,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,722 people bear this surname

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

Tedford Surname User-submission:

Scottish and northern Irish: unexplained. Sean de Bhulbh believes it to be an English habitational name, but no likely source has been identified.

Tedford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5571:79,5399,075
Canada5581:66,0327,653
England1931:288,69522,251
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Scotland1431:37,4393,597
Northern Ireland861:21,4542,532
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1091:40,6413,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5691:88,2589,145

Tedford (202) may also be a first name.

Tedford Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Scottish and northern Irish: unexplained. Sean de Bhulbh believes it to be an English habitational name, but no likely source has been identified.

- karatedford29

Tedford Last Name Facts

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

Tedford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tedford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tedford is the 84,439th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,273,601 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Tedford are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 637,340th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 202 people.

Tedford is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,557 people, or 1 in 79,539. In The United States Tedford is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Tedford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tedford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tedford last name increased 801 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,430 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tedford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tedford last name is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tedford are 8.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tedford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $41,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning $49,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thedford931,775/
Teddford933/
Teadford931/
Tedfordd931/
Teford9211/
Tedfor923/
Theadford8842/
Teaford86927/
Tetford86186/
Tadford8610/
Theford868/
Teiford862/
Tidford862/
Tepford861/
Todford860/
Tefford860/
Tefor83173/
Thetford802,147/
Thadford804/
Thepford804/
Tephford804/
Thefford802/
Tettford801/
Theaford801/
Toddford801/
Thedfort800/
Tessford800/
Tehfor7711/
Tefour7710/
Tyford773/
Tefoor773/
Tefort773/
Teforh771/
Teefor771/
Tepfor770/
Teafor770/
Tiford770/
Tdttiford751/
Theatford750/
Titford71310/
Tatford7196/
Tifford7164/
Teifour7163/
Teyfour7115/
Tuyford7113/
Tywford716/
Tayford712/
Tiefour711/
Tioford711/
Tehfour711/
Teufort711/
Tuiford711/
Toiford710/
Tephord710/
Tifor67120/
Thatford6728/
Thetfore677/
Testfour675/
Tyfor671/
Theifort671/
Tefar671/
Tattford671/
Thetfort671/
Thitford670/
Tittford670/

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Tedford Reference & Research

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Tedford DNA project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tedford
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