Wakeford Surname

131,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wakeford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Watch or Guard Ford [Old English wacu (as in nihtwacu, night-watch) + ford]

Wakeford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3321:41,8305,360
South Africa6261:86,54610,647
United States4751:763,07159,419
Canada3991:92,34510,122
Australia2571:105,04211,793
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Wales601:51,5764,775
France541:1,230,050127,496
Guernsey511:1,264261
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9931:24,5473,398
Wales261:60,3242,968
Guernsey101:3,266579
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wakeford (58) may also be a first name.

Wakeford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Watch or Guard Ford [Old English wacu (as in nihtwacu, night-watch) + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wakeford Last Name Facts

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

Wakeford occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakeford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,275th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,116,012 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Wakeford reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name worldwide, borne by 58 people.

Wakeford is most common in England, where it is held by 1,332 people, or 1 in 41,830. In England it is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Hampshire, where 11 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Wakeford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakeford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wakeford last name grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,057 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wakeford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wakeford last name are 9.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Wakeford earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning 355,864 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.5% more than the national average, earning R 322,008 per year; in United States they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $43,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakesford941/
Wake-Ford940/
Wackeford940/
Wakford937/
Wackford8879/
Weakford8823/
Wakefort881/
Wikeford880/
Wegford8039/
Wacford801/
Wickford7528/
Weckford751/
Wukkefird711/
Weckforde710/
Wakefreto710/
Wigford675/
Wecfred671/
Weckfort6311/
Wikfred531/
Weckvert509/
Wegfehrt505/

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