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    The surname Thedford

    A surname, carried by 1,360 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T316

    Thedford: #19,782 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Thedford #19,782, 1,360 people Thedford: #19,782 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Thedford #19,782, 1,360 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thedford is more common than 87.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,360 people named Thedford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 227,019 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,245.

    #19,782
    rank among US surnames
    1,360
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.2%
    change since 2000 (was #19,953)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,774Niswonger1,361226,852
    #19,782Casagrande1,360227,019

    Who is named Thedford

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

    55% of people named Thedford identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 55%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Thedfords

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jay Electronica
      American rapper (born 1976)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Thedford

    Thedford has the Soundex code T316, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T316.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Thedford?
    1,360 people in the United States had the surname Thedford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,019 Americans. It ranked 19,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Thedford?
    In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Thedford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Thedford?
    Jay Electronica, American rapper (born 1976).
    Where is the surname Thedford most common?
    Wikidata records people named Thedford in the United States.
    Is the surname Thedford getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,360 in 2010, up 9.2%.