Rafford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Rafford ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 5
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Rafford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rafford family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 2
Pauper 2
Pearl Button Maker 2
Mariner 1
Widow 1
Bricklayer 1
Female Servant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Rafford

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rafford 20
John Rafford 15
William Rafford 9
Sarah Rafford 6
Charles Rafford 5
George Rafford 5
James Rafford 5
Catherine Rafford 4
Elizabeth Rafford 4
Ellen Rafford 3
Joseph Rafford 3
Nancy Rafford 3
Samuel Rafford 3
Thomas Rafford 3
Alice Rafford 2
Amelia Rafford 2
Ann Rafford 2
Antonino Rafford 2
Benjamin Rafford 2
Charlotte Rafford 2
Donald Rafford 2
Edward Rafford 2
Eliza Rafford 2
Henry Rafford 2
Ida Rafford 2

Rafford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wreyford 63% 445
2 Rufford 86% 349
3 Wrayford 75% 228
4 Rafford 100% 141
5 Refford 86% 129
6 Rayford 86% 123

Did you know?

The surname Rafford is the 4th most popular variant of Wreyford.

Search for the Rafford family