How common is the surname Munford?

2,220 people in the United States had the surname Munford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,075 Americans. It ranked 13,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Munford?

Xavier Munford, American basketball player (born 1992).

Where is the surname Munford most common?

Wikidata records people named Munford in the United States.

Is the surname Munford getting more or less common?

More common. 1,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,220 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Munford

A surname, carried by 2,220 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Munford is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,220 people named Munford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,075 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,990.

#13,642

rank among US surnames

2,220

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+11.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,912)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,640	Caples	2,221	139,012
#13,642	Paw	2,220	139,075
#13,646	Eid	2,219	139,137

Who is named Munford

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

48% of people named Munford identified as white (not Hispanic), 47% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 48%
Black (not Hispanic) 47%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Munfords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Xavier Munford
American basketball player (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Munford

Munford has the Soundex code M516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M516.

Questions

How common is the surname Munford?: 2,220 people in the United States had the surname Munford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,075 Americans. It ranked 13,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Munford?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Munford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 47% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Munford?: Xavier Munford, American basketball player (born 1992).
Where is the surname Munford most common?: Wikidata records people named Munford in the United States.
Is the surname Munford getting more or less common?: More common. 1,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,220 in 2010, up 12%.