How rare is the last name Radford?

12,286 people in the United States have the last name Radford, about 1 in 24,328. It ranks #2,863 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

RADFORD

#2,863

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,286
About
1 in 24,328
This common or more
52%
Who bears it

Of the 12,286 people with the last name Radford, 75.4% reported their origin as White, 16.3% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Radford

1 other last name also has 12,286 people.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Radford, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Radford ranks #17,668 of 53,615, with 619 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1935, with 26 births. See Radford as a first name

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