Explore the Family Name Reliford

The meaning of Reliford

Altered form of English Rutherford. Its bearers are mainly African Americans. Compare Relaford, Releford, Relford.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Reliford experienced a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 12,878th most popular in 2000, by 2010 it had moved up to 12,745th, marking a modest 1.03 percent change. The count of individuals carrying the surname also increased from 2,191 in 2000 to 2,421 in 2010, an increase of 10.5 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Reliford per 100,000 population also rose slightly, from 0.81 to 0.82.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,878	#12,745	1.03%
Count	2,191	2,421	10.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.82	1.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reliford

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Reliford identify as Black, a figure that remained relatively stable between 2000 (67.59 percent) and 2010 (67.62 percent). There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native in either year. However, there were notable changes among other groups. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 29.21 percent in 2000 to 26.77 percent in 2010. At the same time, those identifying as two or more races saw a significant jump from 1.73 percent in 2000 to 3.55 percent in 2010, an impressive change of 105.20 percent. The number of people identifying as Hispanic also grew from 1.10 percent in 2000 to 1.73 percent in 2010, an increase of 57.27 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	67.59%	67.62%	0.04%
White	29.21%	26.77%	-8.35%
Two or More Races	1.73%	3.55%	105.2%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.73%	57.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%