Flanders Surname
Approximately 15,363 people bear this surname
Flanders Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flanders,' an immigrant from the Low Countries, a well-known Cambridgeshire surname. It is curious to note that a 'de Flanders' was settled there in the 13th century. Probably he was the progenitor of all the Flanders in the county.
Read More About This SurnameFlanders Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,007 | 1:30,187 | 3,755 |
| England | 959 | 1:58,100 | 6,977 |
| Australia | 640 | 1:42,181 | 5,388 |
| Saint Martin | 489 | 1:72 | 29 |
| Canada | 419 | 1:87,937 | 9,722 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 205 | 1:6,654 | 1,004 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Grenada | 82 | 1:1,324 | 247 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53 | 1:1,041 | 202 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| British Virgin Islands | 15 | 1:2,106 | 271 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 696 | 1:35,022 | 4,588 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,542 | 1:14,178 | 1,813 |
Flanders (65) may also be a first name.
Flanders Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flanders,' an immigrant from the Low Countries, a well-known Cambridgeshire surname. It is curious to note that a 'de Flanders' was settled there in the 13th century. Probably he was the progenitor of all the Flanders in the county. On the other hand, the 'de Flandres' of Yorkshire have left no descendants, unless the surname was changed to Fleming, which see.
Jacobus de Flandres, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas Flandres, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robertus del Flaunderes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Flaundres, 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Flaundre, 1379:
1800. Married — William Bateman and Ann Flanders: St. George, Hanover Square.
Belonging to Flanders, the French Flandre, Dutch Vlaanderen, Ger. Flandern [poss. related to Latin plan-um, a plain]
(English) One who came from Flanders (plain), a medieval county extending along the coast of the Low Countries.
From the country. See Fleming.
Local. A name given to a native of Flanders, a County or Earldom of the Low Countries, or Netherlands. It took its name either from Flandrina, the wife of Liderick II., Prince of Buc, or from Flambert, the nephew of Clodion, King of France.
Or Flaunders. The English version of Flandrensis, a common name in England from the Conquest, and which speaks for itself. See Fleming.
From the German, Flanter; in the Domesday Book, Flandren; a personal name.
Flanders Demographics
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Flanders Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flanders Come From? nationality or country of origin
Flanders is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Flanders? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,491st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 474,357 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Flanders are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most common first name in the world, borne by 65 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 12,007 people, or 1 in 30,187. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Flanders exists in 62 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Flanders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Flanders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flanders surname expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flanders Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Flanders last name are 12.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.89% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Flanders earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.73% more than the national average, earning R 343,944 per year; in United States they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $43,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $49,552 CAD per year.
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