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    The surname Lawford

    An English place surname, carried by 107 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/ 2 syllables Soundex L163

    Lawford: #152,628 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lawford #152,628, 107 people Lawford: #152,628 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Lawford #152,628, 107 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lawford is more common than 5.9% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Old English personal name *Lealla + ford (“ford”).

    Lawford 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 107 people named Lawford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,885,472 Americans. That is down 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 141.

    #152,628
    rank among US surnames
    107
    people in 2010
    0.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    -24.1%
    change since 2000 (was #114,852)

    Who is named Lawford

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

    73% of people named Lawford identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lawfords

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Peter Lawford
      British actor (1923–1984)
    • Patricia Kennedy Lawford
      American socialite (1924-2006); younger sister of John F. Kennedy
    • Christopher Lawford
      American actor, author, activist (1955-2018)
    • Betty Lawford
      British actress (1912-1960)

    Notable Lawfords come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lawford

    Lawford has the Soundex code L163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L163.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lawford come from?
    From the Old English personal name *Lealla + ford (“ford”).
    How common is the surname Lawford?
    107 people in the United States had the surname Lawford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,885,472 Americans. It ranked 152,628th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lawford?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Lawford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lawford?
    Peter Lawford, British actor (1923–1984), followed by Patricia Kennedy Lawford.
    Where is the surname Lawford most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lawford in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Lawford?
    Lawford is /ˈlɔːfə(ɹ)d/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Lawford?
    Lawford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Lawford getting more or less common?
    Less common. 141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 107 in 2010, down 24%.