Flannery Surname

24,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Flannery Surname Definition:

(Celtic) [Irish Flannabhra(ch—flann, red + abhra, eyebrow]

Flannery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,4581:25,0703,152
Ireland2,4981:1,885368
England2,1791:25,5703,499
Australia1,8141:14,8822,112
Canada6661:55,3246,557
New Zealand2361:19,1883,376
Northern Ireland1561:11,8271,765
Scotland1551:34,5413,395
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Wales311:99,8247,946
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6161:2,741514
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:41,9545,292
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0621:24,3543,032

Flannery (241) may also be a first name.

Flannery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) [Irish Flannabhra(ch—flann, red + abhra, eyebrow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Flannabhra Two septs of this name located as in Map. IF 147; Map Lim and Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Flannabhra (red eyebrows).

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

Flannery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flannery occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flannery? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,102nd most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 324,583 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Flannery reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Flannery is also the 575,894th most numerous first name globally It is held by 241 people.

The last name Flannery is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,458 people, or 1 in 25,070. In The United States Flannery is most numerous in: New York, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 11 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Flannery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flannery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flannery last name rose 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 155 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 912 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flannery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Flannery surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flannery surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flannery earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.01% more than the national average, earning R 480,048 per year; in United States they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $46,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,554 CAD per year.

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Flannery Reference & Research

Flannery Clan - The Flannery Clan is a modern cultural society representing the descendants of various distinct septs or tribes of people, including Ó Flannabhra of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe in Connaught.

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