How common is the surname Hayford?

1,248 people in the United States had the surname Hayford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hayford?

John Fillmore Hayford, American geodesist (1868-1925).

Where is the surname Hayford most common?

Wikidata records people named Hayford in the United States.

Is the surname Hayford getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Hayford

A surname, carried by 1,248 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hayford is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

From hay + ford.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,248 people named Hayford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,256.

#21,057

rank among US surnames

1,248

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #19,813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#21,048	Zartman	1,249	247,194
#21,057	Breyer	1,248	247,392

Who is named Hayford

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

85% of people named Hayford identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hayfords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Fillmore Hayford
American geodesist (1868-1925)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hayford

Hayford has the Soundex code H163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H163.

Questions

Where does the surname Hayford come from?: From hay + ford.
How common is the surname Hayford?: 1,248 people in the United States had the surname Hayford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,392 Americans. It ranked 21,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hayford?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Hayford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hayford?: John Fillmore Hayford, American geodesist (1868-1925).
Where is the surname Hayford most common?: Wikidata records people named Hayford in the United States.
Is the surname Hayford getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,248 in 2010, down 0.6%.