How common is the surname Walford?

806 people in the United States had the surname Walford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 383,059 Americans. It ranked 29,334th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walford?

Roy L. Walford, American life extensionist and one of the original crew of Biosphere 2 (1924–2004).

Where is the surname Walford most common?

Wikidata records people named Walford in the United States.

Is the surname Walford getting more or less common?

Less common. 892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 806 in 2010, down 9.6%.

The surname Walford

An English place surname, carried by 806 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walford is more common than 81.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).

Walford is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 806 people named Walford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 383,059 Americans. That is down 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 892.

#29,334

rank among US surnames

806

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-9.6%

change since 2000 (was #25,885)

Who is named Walford

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

68% of people named Walford identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.1%

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 Walfords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roy L. Walford
American life extensionist and one of the original crew of Biosphere 2 (1924–2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walford

Walford has the Soundex code W416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W416.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Walford come from?: Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).
How common is the surname Walford?: 806 people in the United States had the surname Walford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 383,059 Americans. It ranked 29,334th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walford?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Walford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walford?: Roy L. Walford, American life extensionist and one of the original crew of Biosphere 2 (1924–2004).
Where is the surname Walford most common?: Wikidata records people named Walford in the United States.
What type of surname is Walford?: Walford is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Walford getting more or less common?: Less common. 892 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 806 in 2010, down 9.6%.