Wolford Surname
Approximately 14,575 people bear this surname
Wolford 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.
Read More About This SurnameWolford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,180 | 1:25,561 | 3,217 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Guam | 82 | 1:1,953 | 256 |
| Hungary | 81 | 1:121,189 | 11,343 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,309 | 1:21,749 | 2,740 |
Wolford (93) may also be a first name.
Wolford 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.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolford,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Shipston.
1669. Married — Samson Hisscockes and Ane Woolford: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1801. — Matthew Woolford and Elizabeth Clayton: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 belonging to Wolford (Warw,), 12th cent. Wlwarth, Domesday Uolwarde = the Wolf Bank or Shore (Wolford is on the R. Stour) [Old English wulf + Waroð, river-bank, &c.: v. under Warth] 2 for Walford, q.v.
(English) One who came from Wolford (enclosure protected from wolves), in Warwickshire.
Places in co. Hereford, &c.
1. A parish in co. Warwick. 2. Anglo-Saxon wulf. and weard. A defender against wolves. See Ferguson, p. 140.
From Woolford, a parish and a township co. Warwick, doubtless named from some stream called the Wool; from ol, al, frequently found in local names, and signifying "water." Woolford may also sometimes be corrupted from the old German name Waldfrid.
User-submitted Reference
According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Wolford derives from the Old English wulf with weard, meaning a 'place protected against wolves'. The Concise Oxfordshire Dictionary of English Place-names adds that weard might mean 'guard', and as such might here be unique usage, as an 'arrangement for protection', or 'fence', the whole name perhaps 'enclosure to protect flocks from wolves'.
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Wolford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,201st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 500,003 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wolford reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wolford is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 93 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 14,180 people, or 1 in 25,561. In The United States Wolford is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Guam, where 1 percent live.
Wolford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wolford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wolford Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wolford last name are 22.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.01% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wolford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $39,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $47,540 CAD per year.
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