Telford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Telford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Telford family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 403
Coal Miner 47
General Labourer 31
Agricultural Labourer 29
Domestic Servant 18
Labourer 18
General Servant Domestic 16
Dress Maker 15
Farm Labourer 14
General Servant 13
Joiner 12
Farm Servant Indoor 11
Railway Labourer 9
Tailor 9
Grocer 8
Black Smith 8
Farmers Son 8
Stone Mason 7
Cotton Operative 6
Servant 6
Carter 6
Shoe Maker 5
Gardener Domestic 5
Blacksmith 5
Farm Servant 5

Telford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Telford 100% 13,316
2 Tilford 86% 1,050
3 Tailford 75% 723
4 Talford 86% 719
5 Tulford 86% 227

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

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