Explore the Family Name Barford

The meaning of Barford

English (mainly Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire): habitational name from any of the many places called Barford or possibly Barforth in North Yorkshire. Most of these places are named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + ford ‘ford’. Compare Bareford.

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How common is the last name Barford in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Barford saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Barford ranked 71,143 in terms of popularity and fell to 78,040 by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.69%. The actual count of people with the surname also dropped from 256 in 2000 to 245 in 2010, demonstrating a decline of 4.3%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Barford per 100,000 people decreased from 0.09 to 0.08, decreasing by 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,143	#78,040	-9.69%
Count	256	245	-4.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barford

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Barford, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly attributed to those of White ethnicity. This group made up 91.80% of the individuals with this surname in 2000, increasing slightly to 91.84% in 2010. The second largest ethnic group was Black, accounting for 4.69% in 2000 and rising to 5.31% in 2010, which represents a 13.22% increase. Those of Hispanic ethnicity accounted for 1.95% in 2000 but were not represented in the 2010 data. Furthermore, the data did not indicate any individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing the Barford surname during these periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.8%	91.84%	0.04%
Black	4.69%	5.31%	13.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.95%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%