Wilford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilford family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 113
Agricultural Labourer 46
At Home 15
House Servant 15
Scholar At Home 13
Labourer 10
Frame Work Knitter 10
Lace Runner 7
Servant 6
Farm Labourer 6
Dress Maker 6
General Servant 6
Laundress 6
Farm Servant 5
Pauper 4
Cordwainer 4
Tailor 3
Wife 3
Agricultural Labourer Wife 3
Farmers Daur 3
Porter 3
Boot Binder 3
Carpenter 3
Domestic Servant 3
Ag Lab 3

Wilford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Walford 86% 14,364
2 Wilford 100% 9,931
3 Woolford 75% 8,013
4 Welford 86% 6,983
5 Wilfred 71% 985
6 Willford 88% 982
7 Wolford 86% 377
8 Whilford 88% 181

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The surname Wilford is the 2nd most popular variant of Walford.

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