How common is the surname Gafford?

2,586 people in the United States had the surname Gafford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,391 Americans. It ranked 12,059th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gafford?

Daniel Gafford, American basketball player (born 1998).

Where is the surname Gafford most common?

Wikidata records people named Gafford in the United States.

Is the surname Gafford getting more or less common?

More common. 2,456 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,586 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Gafford

A surname, carried by 2,586 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gafford is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,586 people named Gafford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,391 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,456.

#12,059

rank among US surnames

2,586

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,701)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,055	Evens	2,587	119,345
#12,059	Vacca	2,586	119,391
#12,064	Guyette	2,585	119,437
#12,068	Maradiaga	2,584	119,484

Who is named Gafford

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

78% of people named Gafford identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gaffords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Gafford
American basketball player (born 1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gafford

Gifford

Gafford has the Soundex code G163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G163.

Questions

How common is the surname Gafford?: 2,586 people in the United States had the surname Gafford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,391 Americans. It ranked 12,059th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gafford?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Gafford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gafford?: Daniel Gafford, American basketball player (born 1998).
Where is the surname Gafford most common?: Wikidata records people named Gafford in the United States.
Is the surname Gafford getting more or less common?: More common. 2,456 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,586 in 2010, up 5.3%.