Walford Surname

71,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Walford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walford': (1) a parish near Ross, Herefordshire; (2) a township in the parish of Leintwardine, Herefordshire; a township in the parish of Baschurch, Shropshire.

1572. Clement Walforde, St.

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Walford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0611:18,2032,608
United States1,3321:272,11625,519
Australia8231:32,8024,335
Canada4621:79,7528,917
Jamaica4321:6,643816
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
Wales1321:23,4432,472
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Panama471:83,2403,379
Belize161:22,2171,827
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8001:13,5422,036
Wales381:41,2742,182
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:158,92014,556

Walford (873) may also be a first name.

Walford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walford': (1) a parish near Ross, Herefordshire; (2) a township in the parish of Leintwardine, Herefordshire; a township in the parish of Baschurch, Shropshire.

1572. Clement Walforde, St. Alban Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1663. Thomas Houghton and Hannah Walford: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1672. Thomas Francke and Elizabeth Walford: Marriage Lic (Westminster).

1787. Married — Thomas Walford and Mary Coleback: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Walford = the Welshmen’s Ford [Old English Weála, genit. pl.

of Weal(h, a Welshman + ford] The Somerset Walford occurs as Weala- ford in a charter dated A.D. 682 (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 62); the Heref. place is Walforde in Domesday-Bk., and the Shropsh. town-ship Waleford and Waliforde in Domesday- Bk.

Ric’us de Walleford.—Charter-Rolls (Salop), A.D. 1316-17.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in co. Hereford, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Walford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walford is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walford is the 71,818th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,060,778 people. The surname Walford is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Walford reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Walford is also the 275,336th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 873 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 3,061 people, or 1 in 18,203. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, West Midlands, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 5 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Walford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Walford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walford surname are 10.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.76% registered with the party.

The amount Walford earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.91% less than the national average, earning 228,711 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.55% less than the national average, earning R 210,180 per year; in United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,049 CAD per year.

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