Explore the Family Name Standiford

The meaning of Standiford

English: variant of Standford or of (its cognate) Stanforth. Compare Standeford and Standifer.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Standiford has seen a slight decline. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,395th most common name in the United States, and by 2010, it had slipped to the 22,978th position, exhibiting a change of -7.4%. The overall count of individuals with this last name also decreased slightly from 1,140 in 2000 to 1,113 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 2.37%. The proportion of people named Standiford per 100,000 residents also dropped by about 9.52% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,395	#22,978	-7.4%
Count	1,140	1,113	-2.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.38	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Standiford

In terms of ethnicity, the Standiford surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. From 2000 to 2010, there was a slight increase of 0.72% in the percentage of people identifying as White, from 94.56% to 95.24%. However, the percentage of people identifying with two or more races fell by 25% over the same period, from 2.28% to 1.71%. The surname also appears among individuals identifying as Hispanic, with a small decrease of 4.88% noted between 2000 and 2010. Notably, no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were associated with this surname in either year. A small representation of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander emerged in 2010, while none was recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	95.24%	0.72%
Two or More Races	2.28%	1.71%	-25%
Hispanic	1.23%	1.17%	-4.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.05%	0%	0%