Wreyford Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wreyford Surname Definition:

V. Wreford.

Wreyford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
England1071:520,73032,731
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wreyford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Wreford.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wreyford Last Name Facts

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

Wreyford occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreyford? popularity and diffusion

Wreyford is the 670,508th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wreyford are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States Wreyford is most prevalent in: Texas, where 47 percent are found, Arkansas, where 16 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Wreyford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wreyford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wreyford surname expanded 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wreyford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wreyford surname are 6.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Wreyford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 279.52% more than the national average, earning R 901,884 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,691 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wreford931,260/
Wrayford8827/
Wrefford883/
Wretford880/
Breford8051/
Bryford8014/
Wraford801/
Wriford801/
Brayford75955/
Brefford7549/
Wrifford7510/
Wrisford754/
Wrawford750/
Breuford750/
Wrachford7168/
Brefort67601/
Braford67463/
Briford674/
Brefard671/
Bryfort671/
Brafford631,545/
Brawford6336/
Breforth6321/
Breffort6317/
Brifford638/
Brajford631/
Breifort631/
Braiford631/
Brauford631/
Brapford630/
Bréfort5319/
Brafort5319/
Brefart531/
Briffard50331/
Braffort5016/
Braffard501/
Braufort500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wreyford
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