Explore the Family Name Linford

The meaning of Linford

English: habitational name from Great and Little Linford in Buckinghamshire or Lynford in Norfolk. The former may have Old English hlyn ‘maple’ as its first element; the latter is more likely to contain līn ‘flax’, or alternatively the first element may relate to the river Lynn. The second element in each case is Old English ford ‘ford’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Linford decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 25,398 and fell to 28,241 in 2010, marking a drop of 11.19%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also witnessed a decline; with a count of 915 in 2000 falling to 847 in 2010, equating to a decrease of 7.43%. The proportion of individuals per 100,000 with this last name also saw a downward trend from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010, showing a decline of 14.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,398	#28,241	-11.19%
Count	915	847	-7.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.29	-14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Linford

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Linford showed variation between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnicity group continues to be White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.72% in 2000 to 95.40% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity representation increased from 1.75% to 2.72%, marking a rise of 55.43%. Individuals of Two or more races also increased from 0.66% to 0.83%. However, the census recorded no people with the surname Linford identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	95.4%	-1.36%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.72%	55.43%
Two or More Races	0.66%	0.83%	25.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0%	0%