Flather Surname
Approximately 542 people bear this surname
Flather Surname Definition:
For Falter, Felter, or Felterer, derived from Feltrier or Feutrier. See Fielder.
Read More About This SurnameFlather Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 286 | 1:194,818 | 17,152 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 238 | 1:102,418 | 10,282 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
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.
From the German, Flauder, Flatau; a personal name.
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.
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Flather Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flather Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Flather is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Flather? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 579,404th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Flather live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Flather is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 194,818. In England Flather is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Flather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Flather has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Flather Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Flather last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the political 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.
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