Wilford Surname

67,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Wilford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilford,' alias 'Wilfrid's-Ford,' a parish in Nottinghamshire.

Henry de Wylleford, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gervase de Wyleford, Nottinghamshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Wilford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5111:103,23511,387
England1,8541:30,0534,035
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Canada4371:84,3159,378
Australia2701:99,98411,306
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
Nicaragua801:75,2641,682
Wales751:41,2604,005
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Cuba541:213,3844,419
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
China61:227,886,92811,701
Panama51:782,45211,059
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norfolk Island31:765177
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2011:20,2962,882
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7341:68,4187,426

Wilford (13,417) may also be a first name.

Wilford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilford,' alias 'Wilfrid's-Ford,' a parish in Nottinghamshire.

Henry de Wylleford, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gervase de Wyleford, Nottinghamshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Thomas de Wilford, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1555. Christopher Wilford and Frances Jackes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1550. Married — Thomas Wylforde and Elizabeth Hawes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1584. Robert Wylforde, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Wilford (Notts), 13th cent. Wyleford, Wylleford, late 12th cent. Wileford, Domesday Wilesforde (where the palatal s (sh), as in other cases, represents Old English guttural g) = the Willow-Ford [Old English wylig, welig, a willow-tree + ford] As the parish-church is dedicated to St. Wilfrid, local historians have assumed that Wil- is a contraction of the saint- name; but the early forms are wholly against this theory.

The Suffolk Hundred of Wilford has prob. the same etymology.

Cp. Welford1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Nottinghamshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Nottinghamshire Or Williford, Staffordshire.

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

The Wilfords take their name from a parish in the adjoining county of Notts.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wilford Last Name Facts

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

Wilford (Arabic: ويلفورد) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,243rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 984,271 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wilford reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 50,173rd most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 13,417 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,511 people, or 1 in 103,235. In The United States Wilford is most common in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Wilford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,071 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wilford last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wilford surname are 13.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Wilford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning 356,101 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 174.92% more than the national average, earning R 653,304 per year; in United States they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $40,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willford931,313/
Woilford9312/
Whilford936/
Wilfordt932/
Wilfford931/
Weilford931/
Wlford921/
Whilfford886/
Willfourd880/
Welford863,581/
Wilfort86205/
Wilferd86166/
Bilford8629/
Vilford8611/
Wilfard865/
Wilfurd860/
Whlford860/
Wellford80336/
Willfort8047/
Billford807/
Willferd804/
Wilforth802/
Vilfourd801/
Welfords801/
Welfford801/
Weslford801/
Whlfford801/
Bilfford801/
Willfard800/
Whelford800/
Vlford771/
Blford770/
Willforth7524/
Belford715,498/
Vilfort712,205/
Wilfert712,181/
Wilfart71478/
Welfort712/
Bilfort711/
Welferd711/
Welfard711/
Vilfard711/
Velford711/
Wilferth67321/
Wilfahrt67252/
Wilfarth6754/
Wilffert6742/
Vielfort6737/
Bellford6736/
Willfert6727/
Wilfurth6716/
Wellfort6714/
Wilfehrt6713/
Wilfarht674/
Belfourd673/
Willfart673/
Wehlfort671/
Belfortd671/
Vilfourt671/
Wuilfert671/
Wilfaert671/
Belfford670/

Wilford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilford in the Arabic language
ويلفوردwylfwrd-

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