Explore the Family Name Hafford

The meaning of Hafford

English and Irish (Westmeath): variant of Harford.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hafford has seen some changes in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Hafford was ranked 21,848 in terms of its prevalence, with approximately 1,109 individuals bearing this last name. By 2010, the count had increased to 1,182, an increase of 6.58%. Despite this numerical increase, the relative popularity of the Hafford surname declined slightly, moving down to rank 21,960, a decrease of 0.51% from 2000. The proportion of individuals named Hafford per 100,000 also decreased by 2.44% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,848	#21,960	-0.51%
Count	1,109	1,182	6.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.4	-2.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hafford

Regarding the ethnic identities associated with the surname Hafford, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been significant changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of Haffords identified as White (74.21%), followed by Black (22%). By 2010, while White was still the most common ethnicity, its percentage had decreased to 69.8%, and the Black percentage had risen to 24.28%. There was also a notable increase in the number of Haffords identifying as Hispanic, from 0.99% to 2.03%. Additionally, new data emerged in 2010 that was not reported in 2000: 1.02% of Haffords identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, and 0.68% as Asian/Pacific Islander. The percentage of those reporting two or more races also increased from 1.53% to 2.20%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.21%	69.8%	-5.94%
Black	22%	24.28%	10.36%
Two or More Races	1.53%	2.2%	43.79%
Hispanic	0.99%	2.03%	105.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%