How common is the surname Pafford?

1,585 people in the United States had the surname Pafford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,792 Americans. It ranked 17,699th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pafford getting more or less common?

More common. 1,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,585 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Pafford

A surname, carried by 1,585 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pafford is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,585 people named Pafford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,792 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,537.

#17,699

rank among US surnames

1,585

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,040)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,691	Pangburn	1,586	194,669
#17,699	Orwig	1,585	194,792

Who is named Pafford

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

94% of people named Pafford identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as two or more races and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Pafford?: 1,585 people in the United States had the surname Pafford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,792 Americans. It ranked 17,699th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pafford?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Pafford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as two or more races.
Is the surname Pafford getting more or less common?: More common. 1,537 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,585 in 2010, up 3.1%.