How common is the surname Bluford?

1,032 people in the United States had the surname Bluford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. It ranked 24,305th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bluford?

Guion Bluford, American astronaut (born 1942).

Where is the surname Bluford most common?

Wikidata records people named Bluford in the United States.

Is the surname Bluford getting more or less common?

More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,032 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Bluford

A surname, carried by 1,032 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bluford is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,032 people named Bluford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 962.

#24,305

rank among US surnames

1,032

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #24,386)

Who is named Bluford

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Bluford identified as Black (not Hispanic), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 80%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Blufords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guion Bluford
American astronaut (born 1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bluford

Bluford has the Soundex code B416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B416.

Questions

How common is the surname Bluford?: 1,032 people in the United States had the surname Bluford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,172 Americans. It ranked 24,305th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bluford?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Bluford identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bluford?: Guion Bluford, American astronaut (born 1942).
Where is the surname Bluford most common?: Wikidata records people named Bluford in the United States.
Is the surname Bluford getting more or less common?: More common. 962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,032 in 2010, up 7.3%.