Find out how popular the last name Hufford is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hufford.

Hufford, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hufford surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hufford in America

Hufford is the 8664th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hufford surname appeared 3,793 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hufford.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hufford to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hufford

The surname HUFFORD originated in England, with the earliest recorded examples dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "hoh" meaning a heel or ridge, and "ford" meaning a shallow river crossing, suggesting that the name was originally a place name referring to a settlement near a shallow river crossing on a ridge or heel-shaped hill.

Records from the 13th century show variations of the name, including Hufford, Hofford, and Huffert, appearing in various regions of England, particularly in the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk. One of the earliest documented instances is in the Hundred Rolls of 1275, which list a John de Hufford in Norfolk.

The HUFFORD name is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror. Although the spelling is slightly different, it is believed to be related to the modern HUFFORD name.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, where a Richard Hufford is mentioned as a tenant in 1327. This suggests that the name was well-established in the area at the time.

Notable individuals with the HUFFORD surname include:

1. William Hufford (c. 1520 - 1590), a wealthy landowner and merchant from Lincolnshire.
2. Edward Hufford (1603 - 1678), a Puritan minister and author from Norfolk.
3. John Hufford (1665 - 1732), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and prominent figure in colonial Virginia.
4. Mary Hufford (1785 - 1863), an early pioneer and settler in the Ohio Territory.
5. Samuel Hufford (1818 - 1892), a Union soldier who fought in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The name HUFFORD has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Hufford Hill in Yorkshire and Hufford Green in Lincolnshire, further reinforcing its connection to geographical features and settlements.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hufford

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hufford.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hufford was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hufford has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hufford was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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