Explore the Family Name Galford

The meaning of Galford

English: habitational name from Galford in Pipe Green (Staffordshire) or Galford in Lewtrenchard (Devon). The Devon placename is derived from Old English gafol ‘tax, toll’ + ford ‘ford’. The surname is now not found in England.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Galford has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,189th most popular surname, however, by 2010 it dropped to the 42,640th place, representing a decrease of approximately 17.83%. The number of individuals bearing the surname also fell from 585 in 2000 to 508 in 2010, a decrease of around 13.16%. Accordingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by about 22.73%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,189	#42,640	-17.83%
Count	585	508	-13.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.17	-22.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Galford

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Galford surname, there were some shifts observed between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White saw a slight reduction, from 96.92% in 2000 to 94.69% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of Hispanic individuals increased from 1.20% to 1.57%. Interestingly, in 2010, the census recorded individuals with the Galford surname identifying as being of two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native for the first time, accounting for 1.18% and 1.38% respectively. Notably, there were no individuals with the Galford surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	94.69%	-2.3%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.57%	30.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.38%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%