How common is the surname Spafford?

1,475 people in the United States had the surname Spafford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. It ranked 18,648th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Spafford?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Spafford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Spafford?

Horatio Spafford, American poet and lawyer (1828–1888).

Where is the surname Spafford most common?

Wikidata records people named Spafford in the United States.

Is the surname Spafford getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,475 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Spafford

A surname, carried by 1,475 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S116

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spafford is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

Variant of Spofforth.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,475 people named Spafford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,476.

#18,648

rank among US surnames

1,475

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,566)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,640	Nees	1,476	209,177
#18,648	Spafford	1,475	209,319

Who is named Spafford

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

94% of people named Spafford identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spaffords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Horatio Spafford
American poet and lawyer (1828–1888)

Questions

Where does the surname Spafford come from?: Variant of Spofforth.
How common is the surname Spafford?: 1,475 people in the United States had the surname Spafford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. It ranked 18,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spafford?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Spafford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Spafford?: Horatio Spafford, American poet and lawyer (1828–1888).
Where is the surname Spafford most common?: Wikidata records people named Spafford in the United States.
Is the surname Spafford getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,475 in 2010, down 0.1%.