Upford Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Upford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Upford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upford has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Upford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Upford is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Upford are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Upford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Upford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Upford surname contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uford9156/
Ufford831,354/
Huford838/
Euford836/
Auford834/
Ufor80430/
Upor8051/
Hufford775,084/
Gufford7798/
Aufford778/
Ausford777/
Husford772/
Uffuord771/
Uudford771/
Hutford770/
Hufordt770/
Hubford770/
Hauford770/
Hueford770/
Ufort73619/
Uffor7386/
Iford7381/
Oupor7338/
Gufor7312/
Uspor739/
Upoor736/
Aupor734/
Uppor733/
Uport732/
Ufour732/
Ufore731/
Uforh731/
Ufoir731/
Ufoor731/
Uporp731/
Gupor731/
Huffords712/
Heutford711/
Houfford711/
Haufford711/
Hausford710/
Heusford710/
Aufort67929/
Uffort67617/
Usfoor67239/
Uppoor67119/
Gufoor67103/
Guffor6764/
Huffor6764/
Uppard6727/
Ifford6713/
Aufore6710/
Aufour677/
Gufour675/
Upgard675/
Uffurd674/
Uforte673/
Uwfort673/
Aupard672/
Oudpor672/
Uffore672/
Audpor671/
Ouppor671/
Autpor671/
Goufor671/
Oupard671/
Hiford671/
Guhfor671/
Eufurd671/
Gufort671/
Gupfar671/
Aufoor671/
Uphore671/
Haufor671/
Hufard670/
Hupurd670/
Uphard670/
Huschford670/

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Upford Reference & Research

Ufford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ufford 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

  • 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 Upford
  • 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