Flaws Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Flaws Surname Definition:

A surname found only in Orkney and Shetland is of local origin probably from Flawis in South Ronaldsay. James Flawis was tacksman in the urislands of Marwick in 1492 (REO., p. 406), Adam Flawis appears as a juror at Kirkwall in 1509, Magnus Flawis witnessed a charter of confirmation in 1545, and Nicholl Flavis was juror on an assize at Tankerness in 1559 (REO.

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Flaws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
New Zealand1771:25,5844,487
Scotland1301:41,1833,837
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada611:604,02649,778
England411:1,358,97760,528
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1551:24,1502,237
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Flaws Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found only in Orkney and Shetland is of local origin probably from Flawis in South Ronaldsay. James Flawis was tacksman in the urislands of Marwick in 1492 (REO., p. 406), Adam Flawis appears as a juror at Kirkwall in 1509, Magnus Flawis witnessed a charter of confirmation in 1545, and Nicholl Flavis was juror on an assize at Tankerness in 1559 (REO., p. 84,111, 227). Flais 1624, Flauies 1568, Flawes 1675, Flawys 1580. Other early forms are Flaas, Flaus, and Flause.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Flaws Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flaws is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flaws? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 395,186th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,160,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Flaws reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Flaws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flaws has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,084 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flaws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flaws surname are 5.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Flaws earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning 302,302 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.01% more than the national average, earning $52,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $48,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flawse9124/
Flaw899/
Fellaws831/
Flauw80154/
Flows8010/
Flahw801/
Flews801/
Fleiws732/
Flowsh731/
Flav's731/
Fellows6722,680/
Flow671,750/
Fillyaw67502/
Flav678/
Flab676/
Fillavs673/
Vlaw672/
Flaf672/
Flôw671/
Fellews670/
Fellyaw670/
Fillows670/
Fillgaw670/

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