Fleetwood Surname

60,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fleetwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fleetwood,' a town and seaport in Lancashire. From an inconsiderable hamlet Fleetwood has become an important seaboard town. The surname arose in the days of its obscurity.

Elizabeth Fleetwood, of Rossall, widow, 1624: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Fleetwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2771:68,6877,988
England1,7971:31,0064,147
Australia3681:73,3588,625
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Canada1881:195,98719,219
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Wales321:96,7047,743
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Panama121:326,0227,351
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0461:23,3033,247
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7851:63,9736,968

Fleetwood (243) may also be a first name.

Fleetwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fleetwood,' a town and seaport in Lancashire. From an inconsiderable hamlet Fleetwood has become an important seaboard town. The surname arose in the days of its obscurity.

Elizabeth Fleetwood, of Rossall, widow, 1624: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Richard Fleetwood, of Preston, 1668: ibid.

William Fleetwood, of Kirby. 1607; Wills at Chester.

John Fleetwood, of Knowsley, yeoman, 1635: ibid. (1621-50).

1676. Buried — Elizabeth Fleetwood, servant to Mr. Simonds: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1802. Married — Henry S. Craufurd and Sophia Fletewood: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The place from which the name was derived is probably in Lancashire, where the family resided in the XV. cent., and in that county a new town bearing this designation has recently sprung into existence under the auspices of Sir Hesketh Fleetwood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Fleetwood Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Fleetwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,786th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 880,138 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fleetwood are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fleetwood is also the 573,164th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 243 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,277 people, or 1 in 68,687. In The United States Fleetwood is primarily found in: Indiana, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Fleetwood is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Fleetwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fleetwood has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fleetwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fleetwood last name are 17.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Fleetwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.79% more than the national average, earning R 600,720 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $40,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flleetwood951/
Fleetewood950/
Fleettwood950/
Fletwood944/
Fleetwod944/
Fleetood941/
Fleetwwod892/
Fleedwood890/
Flatwood822/
Fleetweed780/
Falletta-Wood731/
Fladwood7170/
Floetotto677/
Fletet671/

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