Explore the Family Name Releford

The meaning of Releford

Variant of Reliford, a surname of English origin. Its bearers are mainly African Americans.

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

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

The surname Releford has seen a rise in popularity over the years, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 27,361st most popular, but by 2010, it had increased to 25,865th place, showing a growth rate of approximately 5.47%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Releford surname also grew from 830 in 2000 to 951 in 2010, an increase of about 14.58%. The proportion per 100k people also rose slightly from 0.31 to 0.32 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,361	#25,865	5.47%
Count	830	951	14.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.32	3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Releford

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity of those bearing the Releford surname has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Black, though there was a slight decrease from 72.29% to 70.87% over the decade. White individuals made up the second largest ethnicity group, with a small drop from 23.98% to 23.24%. There was a notable increase among those identifying as two or more races, rising from 2.29% to 3.58%, indicating a growth of 56.33%. The Hispanic demographic also saw an increase from 1.20% to 1.58%. Unfortunately, data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed or indicated no presence in 2000, but by 2010, there was a recorded presence of 0.74% in the latter category.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	72.29%	70.87%	-1.96%
White	23.98%	23.24%	-3.09%
Two or More Races	2.29%	3.58%	56.33%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.58%	31.67%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%