Fleece Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

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

Fleece Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Vlies; from the German, Fleege; a personal name.

Fleece Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:624,92950,458
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Fleece (14) may also be a first name.

Fleece Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Vlies; from the German, Fleege; a personal name.

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

Fleece Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fleece is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fleece? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 522,545th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname Fleece occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Fleece are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fleece is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 624,929. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 16 percent are found, West Virginia, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Fleece exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fleece Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fleece has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fleece last name rose 468 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fleece Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fleece surname are 22.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fleece earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $42,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $55,187 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleecer920/
Flece911/
Fleecher860/
Fleege83648/
Fleese83108/
Fleace8382/
Fleice8317/
Flecer835/
Fleecy831/
Fleeze831/
Fleeke830/
Fliece830/
Fleeger771,029/
Fleeker7749/
Fletcer7714/
Fleicer779/
Fleezer775/
Flescer770/
Fleeser770/
Flege73475/
Flace73298/
Flech73239/
Flecy7361/
Flese7320/
Fleke7318/
Flice734/
Fleex734/
Flees732/
Flexe731/
Fleje731/
Fleci731/
Fleze730/
Pfleeger71261/
Flethcer7153/
Fletcehr712/
Fellecer711/
Fleiscer711/
Fleseher711/
Fleesesr711/
Flesheer710/
Fleesher710/
Flesch677,406/
Fleige671,586/
Fleger67831/
Fleche67815/
Fleser67666/
Flecke67418/
Fleaca67191/
Fletch67138/
Flecca67135/
Fleske67126/
Flekke6794/
Fleşer6772/
Fleque6772/
Fleacă6765/
Flecky6757/
Flease6745/
Flesey6744/
Flekei6741/
Fledge6739/
Flecht6737/
Fleßer6736/
Flechy6735/
Fletke6733/
Fleets6728/
Flekie6720/
Pflege6720/
Flesse6719/
Flegge6715/
Fleich6715/
Fleica676/
Fleshe676/
Flesje675/
Floice674/
Flecki674/
Flezer674/
Fleishcer673/
Fledch672/
Fleiseher672/
Fleach672/
Flices672/
Fleseh671/
Fledje671/
Fleise671/
Flacea671/
Flesei671/
Flesea671/
Flejeh671/
Fleuke671/
Flechi671/
Flicer671/
Fleess671/
Fleetz671/
Fleses671/
Phfleeger670/
Fleike670/
Fletseher670/
Fleeys670/
Floyce670/

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