Family name Playford (Playford 
) , in the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Playford is habitual in Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. Much less frequently, Playford is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Playford | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
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john playford London bookseller and publisher (1623-1686), GB (b. 1623) |
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| john playford English music printer (1650–1685) (b. 1650) |
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| henry playford English music publisher (b. 1657) |
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francis playford British rower, GB (b. 1825) |
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thomas playford Australian politician (1837-1915), AU (b. 1837) |
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| herbert playford British rower, GB (b. 1831) |
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thomas playford Australian politician and fruit grower (1896-1981), AU (b. 1896) |
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| frank lumley playford British rower, GB (b. 1855) |
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| maxwell ernest playford (1902-1943) metallurgical engineer, AU (b. 1902) |
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| john playford hales CA (b. 1893) |
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| phillip elliott playford Australian geologist, AU (b. 1931) |
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| jonathan playford British QC and judge, GB (b. 1940) |
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| julia playford Australian biotechnologist, AU (b. 1966) |
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| lionel redvers playford (b. 1959) |
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| david playford researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4492-1103) |
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