Wexford Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wexford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wexford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wexford (37) may also be a first name.

Wexford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wexford is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wexford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Wexford is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Wexford are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 37 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 3 percent reside.

Wexford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wexford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wexford surname increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wexford Last Name Statistics demography

Wexford earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.73% more than the national average, earning $77,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesford863/
Bexford862/
Waxford862/
Wixford860/
Wieszford751/
Besford71393/
Wisford717/
Wixfort717/
Wesfort712/
Bixford711/
Wesfard710/
Wixforth67113/
Bessford6772/
Wichford670/
Wissford670/
Becksford6342/
Besfort572/
Bisford570/
Baisford530/
Besforth530/
Becksfort5060/
Bicksford503/

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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 Wexford
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