Winford Surname

208,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Winford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Winfurd (Soms.: 14th cent. Wyneford; Dorset) [Old English ford, a ford: for the first element see the etym. note under Winfield]

Winford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4961:242,28523,129
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
England801:696,47639,547
Panama721:54,3372,580
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

Winford (7,771) may also be a first name.

Winford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Winfurd (Soms.: 14th cent. Wyneford; Dorset) [Old English ford, a ford: for the first element see the etym. note under Winfield]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Winford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 208,668th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,676,865 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Winford live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 72,471st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,771 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,496 people, or 1 in 242,285. In The United States Winford is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Mississippi, where 11 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Winford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Winford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Winford surname increased 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Winford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Winford surname are 7.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.82% registered with the party.

The amount Winford earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.02% less than the national average, earning R 152,040 per year; in United States they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning $39,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning $46,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainford9353/
Winnford934/
Weinford931/
Wnford921/
Binford863,136/
Wynford86133/
Wenford862/
Winferd862/
Vinford861/
Wienfort8017/
Wynnford801/
Winforth801/
Vnford771/
Weinforth7594/
Wienforth7545/
Wayneford751/
Benford717,229/
Winfert7113/
Venford7112/
Wenferd711/
Binfort711/
Bimford710/
Beenford671/
Bennford670/
Waynforth633/
Vnfort621/
Benfort5712/
Bemford574/
Venfort571/
Benfard570/

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