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    The surname Comerford

    A patronymic surname, carried by 2,722 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C561

    Comerford: #11,550 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Comerford #11,550, 2,722 people Comerford: #11,550 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Comerford #11,550, 2,722 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Comerford is more common than 92.9% of them.

    Origin

    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cumascaigh (“son of Cumascach”), a byname from cumascach (“mixer, confuser”); compare Comiskey. * Variant of Cumberford, an English habitational surname.

    Comerford is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,722 people named Comerford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,426 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,590.

    #11,550
    rank among US surnames
    2,722
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #11,220)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,543Woodrow2,723113,384
    #11,550Comerford2,722113,426
    #11,553Stice2,721113,468
    #11,555Rall2,720113,509

    Who is named Comerford

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

    95% of people named Comerford identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Comerfords

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mallory Comerford
      American swimmer, born 1997

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Commerford

    Comerford has the Soundex code C561, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C561.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Comerford come from?
    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cumascaigh (“son of Cumascach”), a byname from cumascach (“mixer, confuser”); compare Comiskey. * Variant of Cumberford, an English habitational surname.
    How common is the surname Comerford?
    2,722 people in the United States had the surname Comerford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,426 Americans. It ranked 11,550th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Comerford?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Comerford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Comerford?
    Mallory Comerford, American swimmer.
    Where is the surname Comerford most common?
    Wikidata records people named Comerford in the United States.
    What type of surname is Comerford?
    Comerford is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Comerford getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,722 in 2010, up 5.1%.
    What are other spellings of Comerford?
    Commerford.