Affleck Surname

103,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Affleck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Auchinleck,' N.B. 'A singular contraction of the surname Auchinleck, borne by an ancient family "of that ilk" in Ayrshire. Sir Edmund Affleck, created baronet in 1782, was sixth in descent from Sir John Auchinleck, son of Gilbert A.

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Affleck Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1721:309,26528,377
Canada1,0661:34,5644,432
England8401:66,3317,704
Australia8331:32,4084,288
Scotland2981:17,9662,160
New Zealand2211:20,4903,596
Wales191:162,87011,152
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
India61:127,844,230863,365
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4491:8,3371,126
England2401:101,56410,213
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Affleck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Auchinleck,' N.B. 'A singular contraction of the surname Auchinleck, borne by an ancient family "of that ilk" in Ayrshire. Sir Edmund Affleck, created baronet in 1782, was sixth in descent from Sir John Auchinleck, son of Gilbert A. of Auchinleck': Lower, Pat. Brit.

1679. Baptised — Andrew, ye son of Colonel Andrew Affleck (also spelled Aflick): St. Jas Ch. Barbadoes; Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1748. Married — William Darby and Mary Affleck: St. George, Hanover Square.

1749. — Thomas Affleck and Margaret Stuart: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is of twofold origin: (1) from the barony of Auchinleck in Ayrshire, and (2) from Afleck in Angus. Richard of Auchinlec was juror on an inquest held in 1263 before the sheriff of Lanark (Bain, I, 2677). Nicholas of Haghenlek mentioned in 1292 is probably Nicol de Achithelege of the county of Are who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 150,206). Patrick de Aghleke of Lanarkshire who also rendered homage in 1296 appears again as Patrick de Achenlek, juror on inquest at Lanark in 1303, and is probably the Patrick de Auuynlec who witnessed resignation of the lands of Grenryg c. 1311 (Bain, II, p. 206,372; Kelso, 195). In 1370 the lands of 'le Greynryg et de le Tathys' were resigned to Kelso Abbey by Adam de Aghynlek (Kelso, 514), Thomas of Awqwhynleke in 1436 witnessed a charter of lands in Peeblesshire (OPS., I, p. 521), Adam Auchinlek had a safe conduct to travel in England in 1451, Andrew Athelek and James Athelek of Scotland petitioned for safe conducts in 1464 (Bain, IV, 1232, 1343), and in 1486 William Achlek appears as a friar preacher in Aberdeen (REA., II, p. 300). John of Aghelek who did homage in 1306 is the first recorded of the Angus family of the name (Jervise, LL., p. 207—208). These Angus Afflecks were hereditary armour bearers to the earls of Crawford (ibid.). John Athlyk was burgess of Inverness in 1499 (Cawdor p. 102). Achinfleck 1536, Achinlek 1443, Achlec 1473, Afflect 1627, Aflek 1563, Athinkel (probably a miscopying) 1414, Athlek 1513, Auchinlech 1605, Auchinlok 1532, Auchlec 1485, Auchlek 1364, Authinlect 1595, Auchynfiek 1536, Authinlek 1590, Avthinlect 1610, Awchinlecke 1669, Efflek 1547, Hauchynlek 1505; Achleck, Achtinlek, Achynlek, Aithinleik, Aquinlek 1581, Athinleik, Athinlek, Athynlek, Auchenlek, Auchenleck, Auchinlec, Auchimlek, Auchleck, Auchtlek, Auchynlek, Awchlek.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Auchinleck (Scot.), or Dweller at the Field of the Flag­stones. [Gaelic achadh-na-leac].

Gilbert Affleck . . . stated to have been of the Scottish family of Auchinleck.— Burke’s Peerage, &c. [AGAR] (Teutonic) 1 Dread Army. [Teutonic Agiher(i, Agihar(i, Egiher(i-Gothic agi-s= O.Sax, egi— O.H.Ger. agi, egi— Old English ege, æge—O.N.agi, awe, dread + Gothic harji-s = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri, hari = Old English here = Old Norse herr, army].

2 Doubtless occasionally for Algar: v. Algar.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from the barony of Auchinleck (field of the flat stone), in Ayrshire, or from Affleck in Angus.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A singular contraction of the surname Auchinleck, borne by an ancient family ' of that ilk' in Ayrshire. Sir Edmund Affleck created baronet in 1782, was sixth in descent from Sir John Auchinleck, son of Gilbert A. of Auchinleck. Baronetage.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic and Celtic.) Local. Said to be a corruption of the name Auchinleck, which was assumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Auchinleck, near Dundee, in Angusshire, Scotland, The name is pronounced Affleck by the natives. (See Auchinleck.)

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A local corruption of Auchinleck, Ayrshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Affleck Demographics

Affleck Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 5 (1901)

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Affleck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Affleck Come From? nationality or country of origin

Affleck occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Affleck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 103,490th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,604,126 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Affleck live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Affleck is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,172 people, or 1 in 309,265. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Utah, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Affleck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Affleck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 888 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Affleck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Affleck surname is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Affleck last name are 14.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Affleck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.38% more than the national average, earning R 414,396 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,997 CAD per year.

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Afflik772/
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