The surname Medford
A surname, carried by 4,099 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈmɛd.fɚd/ 2 syllables Soundex M316
Origin
A variant of Mitford.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,099 people named Medford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,322 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,026.
#8,089
rank among US surnames
4,099
people in 2010
1.4
per 100,000 Americans
+1.8%
change since 2000 (was #7,613)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8,082 | Villavicencio | 4,102 | 75,267 |
| #8,084 | Trail | 4,101 | 75,285 |
| #8,087 | Debord | 4,100 | 75,304 |
| #8,089 | Medford | 4,099 | 75,322 |
| #8,091 | Holstein | 4,098 | 75,341 |
| #8,093 | Meissner | 4,097 | 75,359 |
Who is named Medford
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
80% of people named Medford identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 80%
- Black (not Hispanic) 14%
- Two or more races 2.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Questions
- Where does the surname Medford come from?
- A variant of Mitford.
- How common is the surname Medford?
- 4,099 people in the United States had the surname Medford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,322 Americans. It ranked 8,089th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Medford?
- In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Medford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Medford?
- Medford is /ˈmɛd.fɚd/, 2 syllables.
- Is the surname Medford getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,026 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,099 in 2010, up 1.8%.