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    The surname Elford

    An English place surname, carried by 482 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E416

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elford is more common than 72.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From either the Old English personal name Ella or alor (“alder”) + ford (“ford”).

    Elford is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 482 people named Elford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 640,551 Americans. That is down 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 520.

    #44,576
    rank among US surnames
    482
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -7.3%
    change since 2000 (was #39,756)

    Who is named Elford

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

    92% of people named Elford identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Elford come from?
    From either the Old English personal name Ella or alor (“alder”) + ford (“ford”).
    How common is the surname Elford?
    482 people in the United States had the surname Elford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 640,551 Americans. It ranked 44,576th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Elford?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Elford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Elford?
    Elford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Elford getting more or less common?
    Less common. 520 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 482 in 2010, down 7.3%.