Hanford is used as a family name or surname in Welsh. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hanford
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: From Welsh hen, old and ford, a way hence, the old way

How popular is Hanford?

Hanford is common in United States.

Hanford is ranked 115740 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hanford bearers increased by 1.296596 per cent in 2010 US census to 1875 since 2000, the surname slipped by 880 spots and ranked at 15595. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.85 86.44
Black 9.81 8.64
Hispanic or Latino 3.47 2.16
Others 1.33 1.78
Hanford is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 3494 people have been found who wears Hanford as their family name. Hanford is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
116,327 Spain6
5,318 Iraq2
35,969 Denmark2
4,164 Vietnam2
9,185 Hong Kong2
20,595 China2
30,360 Thailand1
81,201 Switzerland1
118,015 Netherlands1
1,818 Guernsey1
172,258 Germany1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,564 New Zealand50
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,517 Australia89
43,335 Canada73
Countries with hundreds of Hanford:
11,178 England559
1,747 Wales226
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Hanford:
14,513 United States2,339

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Andrew Hanford from Ireland aboard the Pacific from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 18 years old when he arrived in New-York on March 9, 1846. Ellen Hanford (19) Immigrant, 20 years old Mary Hanford, are other Hanford that migrated to US.

Hanford Namesakes

  • Mary Hanford Ford, Author
  • Amanda Danforth Hanford, Mathematician
  • Ben Hanford, Politician
  • Dan Hanford, Soccer player
  • Mary Hanford Ford, Author
  • Mary Hanford Ford, Author
  • Mary Hanford Ford, Author
  • Mary Hanford Ford, Author
  • Mary Hanford Ford, Author
  • Steve Hanford, Musical artist

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