How common is the surname Rexford?

1,435 people in the United States had the surname Rexford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. It ranked 18,994th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rexford?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Rexford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Rexford?

Eben E. Rexford, American lyricist and horticulturist (1848–1916).

Where is the surname Rexford most common?

Wikidata records people named Rexford in the United States.

Is the surname Rexford getting more or less common?

More common. 1,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,435 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Rexford

A surname, carried by 1,435 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rexford is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

From Rex + ford.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,435 people named Rexford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,422.

#18,994

rank among US surnames

1,435

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,077)

Who is named Rexford

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

88% of people named Rexford identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rexfords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eben E. Rexford
American lyricist and horticulturist (1848–1916)

Questions

Where does the surname Rexford come from?: From Rex + ford.
How common is the surname Rexford?: 1,435 people in the United States had the surname Rexford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. It ranked 18,994th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rexford?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Rexford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Rexford?: Eben E. Rexford, American lyricist and horticulturist (1848–1916).
Where is the surname Rexford most common?: Wikidata records people named Rexford in the United States.
Is the surname Rexford getting more or less common?: More common. 1,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,435 in 2010, up 0.9%.