Flather Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Flather Surname Definition:

For Falter, Felter, or Felterer, derived from Feltrier or Feutrier. See Fielder.

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Flather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2861:194,81817,152
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Canada491:751,95159,756
Wales111:281,32115,850
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:102,41810,282
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Flather (15) may also be a first name.

Flather Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Falter, Felter, or Felterer, derived from Feltrier or Feutrier. See Fielder.

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Flauder, Flatau; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

Occupational name for the name of a maker of flathes or earlier flathons. These are flat cakes or pancakes. The cakes were often called flawns giving rise to Flawn as a surname.

- boromir45

Flather Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flather occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flather? popularity and diffusion

Flather is the 579,404th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Flather live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

Flather is most numerous in England, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 194,818. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Flather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flather has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Flather last name rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flather Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flather last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flather earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 68.23% more than the national average, earning $72,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleather930/
Flater921,075/
Flathe9232/
Flatter86499/
Flöther86379/
Flaster86374/
Flayter8670/
Flaathe8669/
Flether8658/
Flother8650/
Flauter8641/
Flyater8611/
Flaythe860/
Flathes860/
Flate8387/
Pflaster80186/
Floether8054/
Flathead8010/
Flattier805/
Flyaster802/
Fillater801/
Flautier801/
Flautter801/
Fletther801/
Fliaster801/
Flöter771,823/
Flaute77221/
Fleter77126/
Flatie77120/
Floter7776/
Flaate7763/
Flatte7757/
Flatet7751/
Flothe7731/
Flatha7711/
Flates7711/
Flaste777/
Flatøe776/
Flaite773/
Flateh772/
Flatey771/
Flathy770/
Filliater7586/
Fillaster7546/
Fleisther751/
Fleiter71582/
Floeter71413/
Fleuter71297/
Fletter71264/
Flattet71215/
Flautre71214/
Fluiter7182/
Fleeter7174/
Flattes7155/
Flautes7139/
Floster7125/
Flötert7120/
Flattre7116/
Fleyter7112/
Flodter7111/
Flasted717/
Flotter713/
Flatterová712/
Floteur711/
Flooter711/
Flahate711/
Fleuthe711/
Flehter711/
Flatees711/
Flatich710/
Flatish710/
Fleatje710/
Flattey710/
Fillatre671,505/
Floutier67437/
Flati67342/
Fleouter67221/
Flote67195/
Flattich6796/
Flata6759/
Flaty6725/
Filleter6714/
Filliate678/
Fellatei673/
Flastich672/
Phlathep671/
Fleitere671/
Fillgate671/
Felleter670/
Pfleiter670/
Fleister670/
Flaheity670/

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