Explore the Family Name Binford

The meaning of Binford

English: habitational name from Binneford in Crediton or Binneford in Sandford (both in Devon), both named with the Old English personal name Beonna + Old English ford ‘ford’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Binford has seen fluctuation in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, Binford ranked 13,233 among all surnames, which slightly dropped to 13,830 by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.51%. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of individuals with the Binford surname actually increased from 2,115 in 2000 to 2,186 in 2010, an increase of 3.36%. The proportion per 100K people also showed a slight decrement from 0.78 to 0.74.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,233	#13,830	-4.51%
Count	2,115	2,186	3.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.74	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Binford

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Binford also experienced some changes from 2000 to 2010 as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest portion of Binfords identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 71.02% to 67.93%. Those identifying as Black saw a minor increase from 24.35% to 25.02%. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity showed a significant increase from 1.75% to 3.11%, while those identifying as two or more races increased notably from 1.75% to 2.70%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group observed a small decrease from 0.76% to 0.73%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a rise from 0.38% to 0.50%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.02%	67.93%	-4.35%
Black	24.35%	25.02%	2.75%
Hispanic	1.75%	3.11%	77.71%
Two or More Races	1.75%	2.7%	54.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	0.73%	-3.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.5%	31.58%