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    The surname Hereford

    An English surname, carried by 2,206 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɝfɚd/ 3 syllables Soundex H616

    Hereford: #13,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hereford #13,721, 2,206 people Hereford: #13,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hereford #13,721, 2,206 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hereford is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

    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 2,206 people named Hereford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,957 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,080.

    #13,721
    rank among US surnames
    2,206
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #13,426)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,713Sprenger2,207139,894
    #13,721Fleischmann2,206139,957
    #13,727Gleaton2,205140,021

    Who is named Hereford

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

    55% of people named Hereford identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 55%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Herefords

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Frank Hereford
      American politician (1825-1891)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hereford

    Hereford has the Soundex code H616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H616.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hereford come from?
    From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.
    How common is the surname Hereford?
    2,206 people in the United States had the surname Hereford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,957 Americans. It ranked 13,721st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hereford?
    In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Hereford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hereford?
    Frank Hereford, American politician (1825-1891).
    Where is the surname Hereford most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hereford in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hereford?
    Hereford is /ˈhɝfɚd/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Hereford getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,080 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,206 in 2010, up 6.1%.