Flattery Surname

223,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Flattery Surname Definition:

Ó Flaithre Mainly Offaly. This is basically distinct from Flatley, but often found as a corruption of it. SIF 70; Map Off

Flattery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9821:369,10332,764
Ireland3231:14,5791,669
England2111:264,06720,991
Australia1391:194,21419,182
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1741:25,4592,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Flattery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Flaithre Mainly Offaly. This is basically distinct from Flatley, but often found as a corruption of it. SIF 70; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Flattery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flattery occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flattery? popularity and diffusion

Flattery is the 223,394th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,997,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Flattery are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Flattery is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 982 people, or 1 in 369,103. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 21 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Flattery exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Flattery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flattery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flattery surname expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 186 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 459 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flattery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Flattery surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flattery surname are 1.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.5% registered with the party.

The amount Flattery earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.47% more than the national average, earning R 352,812 per year; in United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.51% more than the national average, earning $62,358 CAD per year.

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