Tellford Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Tellford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tellford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Tellford (7) may also be a first name.

Tellford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tellford is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tellford are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tellford is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 7 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Tellford is mostly found in: Connecticut, where 33 percent live, Tennessee, where 33 percent live and Utah, where 33 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Tellford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tellford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tellford last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Telford9315,822/
Tillford8829/
Thelford882/
Telfords882/
Telfourd880/
Telfor86219/
Tlford862/
Thielford820/
Telfort807,723/
Tilford802,618/
Telfour8017/
Thelfor801/
Telferd801/
Telfore800/
Thelfort7515/
Tilfford752/
Tellfare751/
Teelferd750/
Tilfourd750/
Telfar71100/
Thelphord719/
Tilfor710/
Telfare6775/
Tilfore672/
Telfarr672/
Tilfard670/
Tilferd670/
Tilforth6310/
Telphort631/
Thlefar531/

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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 Tellford
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