How common is the surname Safford?

3,148 people in the United States had the surname Safford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,077 Americans. It ranked 10,237th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Safford?

Truman Henry Safford, American astronomer (1836-1901), followed by William Edwin Safford.

Where is the surname Safford most common?

Wikidata records people named Safford in the United States.

Is the surname Safford getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,148 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Safford

A surname, carried by 3,148 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Safford is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

Variant of Seaford.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,148 people named Safford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,077 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,241.

#10,237

rank among US surnames

3,148

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,252)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,232	Lukens	3,151	97,983
#10,233	Edington	3,150	98,014
#10,234	Livermore	3,149	98,046
#10,237	Gruver	3,148	98,077
#10,243	Tillett	3,147	98,108
#10,245	Killeen	3,146	98,139

Who is named Safford

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

71% of people named Safford identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Saffords

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Truman Henry Safford
American astronomer (1836-1901)
William Edwin Safford
American botanist (1859-1926)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Safford

Safford has the Soundex code S163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S163.

Questions

Where does the surname Safford come from?: Variant of Seaford.
How common is the surname Safford?: 3,148 people in the United States had the surname Safford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,077 Americans. It ranked 10,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Safford?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Safford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Safford?: Truman Henry Safford, American astronomer (1836-1901), followed by William Edwin Safford.
Where is the surname Safford most common?: Wikidata records people named Safford in the United States.
Is the surname Safford getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,148 in 2010, down 2.9%.