How common is the surname Deford?

2,327 people in the United States had the surname Deford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,680 Americans. It ranked 13,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Deford?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Deford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Deford?

Jelly Roll, American rapper (born 1984).

Where is the surname Deford most common?

Wikidata records people named Deford in the United States.

Is the surname Deford getting more or less common?

More common. 2,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,327 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Deford

A surname, carried by 2,327 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deford is more common than 91.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,327 people named Deford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,680 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,275.

#13,153

rank among US surnames

2,327

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,497)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,148	Thapa	2,328	132,623
#13,153	Washam	2,327	132,680
#13,155	Huezo	2,326	132,737
#13,158	Cannella	2,325	132,794
#13,160	Neuhaus	2,324	132,851

Who is named Deford

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

92% of people named Deford identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Defords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jelly Roll
American rapper (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deford

Deford has the Soundex code D163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D163.

Questions

How common is the surname Deford?: 2,327 people in the United States had the surname Deford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,680 Americans. It ranked 13,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deford?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Deford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Deford?: Jelly Roll, American rapper (born 1984).
Where is the surname Deford most common?: Wikidata records people named Deford in the United States.
Is the surname Deford getting more or less common?: More common. 2,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,327 in 2010, up 2.3%.