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 more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tellford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Tellford occurs predominantly 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 commonly held forename in the world, held by 7 people.

The surname Tellford is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 33 percent are found, Tennessee, where 33 percent are found and Utah, where 33 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Tellford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tellford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis