Willford Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Willford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0181:356,05031,820
Canada1251:294,76527,374
England1121:497,48331,781
Sweden181:547,04239,827
France101:6,642,272293,169
Finland71:785,24338,644
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Willford (250) may also be a first name.

Willford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willford is the 291,409th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,550,302 people. The surname Willford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Willford reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 563,826th most widespread forename globally, held by 250 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,018 people, or 1 in 356,050. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Idaho, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Willford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willford surname are 23.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Willford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $44,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfourd940/
Wilford937,404/
Wellford88336/
Willfort8847/
Woilford8812/
Billford887/
Whilford886/
Willferd884/
Wilfordt882/
Wilfford881/
Weilford881/
Willfard880/
Wlford861/
Willforth8224/
Whilfford826/
Welford803,581/
Wilfort80205/
Wilferd80166/
Bilford8029/
Vilford8011/
Wilfard805/
Whlford800/
Wilfurd800/
Bellford7536/
Willfert7527/
Wellfort7514/
Willfart753/
Wilforth752/
Welfords751/
Vilfourd751/
Welfford751/
Weslford751/
Whlfford751/
Bilfford751/
Whelford750/
Willfahrt71158/
Willfurth7188/
Villforth7174/
Willfarth712/
Vlford711/
Blford710/
Willferth710/
Belford675,498/
Vilfort672,205/
Wilfert672,181/
Wilfart67478/
Welfort672/
Bilfort671/
Welferd671/
Welfard671/
Vilfard671/
Velford671/

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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
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  • 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 Willford
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