Gifford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gifford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gifford family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 306
Farmer 39
General Labourer 35
Agricultural Labourer 32
Living On Own Means 27
Domestic Servant 25
Living On Her Own Means 24
Coal Miner 20
General Servant Domestic 19
Dress Maker 17
Ag Labourer 15
Labourer 14
Tailoress 12
Farmer's Son 10
General Servant 10
Farm Labourer 9
Farm Servant 9
Cotton Weaver 9
House Keeper 8
Carpenter 8
Laundress 8
General Domestic Servant 7
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Housekeeper 6
Painter 5

Gifford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gifford 100% 15,945
2 Giffard 86% 1,744
3 Gafford 86% 632
4 Gefford 86% 142

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The surname Gifford is the most popular version of all its varients

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