How Many People Have the Last Name Alford?

30,771

people had the surname Alford in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 9,588 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,140

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

10.43

In 2010

Largest Group

64%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.4%

+721 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Alford (64%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 30.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Alford ranks #847. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 66% to 64%.

White 64%
Black 30.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Alford grew from 30,050 people in 2000 to 30,771 in 2010 (up 2.4%), and its rank fell from #1,064 to #1,140. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.14 to 10.43 people per 100,000.

20002010
People30,05030,771
Rank#1,064#1,140
Per 100,000 people11.1410.43

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alford

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,137Beach30,867
#1,138Castellanos30,859
#1,139Tillman30,825
#1,140Alford30,771
#1,141Finch30,769
#1,141Mcleod30,769
#1,143Mackey30,749

👤 Alford as a First Name

Alford is a first name too: about 1,569 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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