Explore the Family Name Munford

The meaning of Munford

1. English (Norfolk): habitational name from Mundford in Norfolk, so named from the Old English personal name Munda + Old English ford ‘ford’. 2. English (of Norman origin): variant of Mountford.

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

The surname Munford has shown an increase in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Munford was ranked as the 13,912th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 13,642nd place. This represents a positive change of 1.94%. The count of individuals with the surname also increased from 1,990 in 2000 to 2,220 in 2010, showing a substantial growth of 11.56%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Munford per 100,000 people saw a small increase of 1.35%, moving from 0.74 in 2000 to 0.75 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,912	#13,642	1.94%
Count	1,990	2,220	11.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.75	1.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Munford

In terms of ethnicity, the distribution of those bearing the Munford name experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic both rose, with increases of 17.14% and 15.70% respectively. There was also a dramatic rise of 85.11% in those identifying as of two or more ethnicities. However, there was a decrease of 2.75% in those identifying as Black and a slight dip of 0.74% for those identifying as White. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group, although still small in number, nearly doubled its representation among those with the Munford surname, with an increase of 80.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	48.74%	48.38%	-0.74%
Black	47.99%	46.67%	-2.75%
Two or More Races	1.41%	2.61%	85.11%
Hispanic	1.21%	1.4%	15.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0.54%	80%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.41%	17.14%