Flescher Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

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

Flescher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the flesher,' a butcher. To be carefully distinguished from Fletcher, although the two names have got mixed. A butcher is still a flesher in Scotland, and the 'flesh-market' is not unknown in the North of England, where 'meat' and 'flesh' have still separate meanings.

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Flescher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Flescher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the flesher,' a butcher. To be carefully distinguished from Fletcher, although the two names have got mixed. A butcher is still a flesher in Scotland, and the 'flesh-market' is not unknown in the North of England, where 'meat' and 'flesh' have still separate meanings.

Adam Flescher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Flescher, 1379: ibid.

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

Flescher Last Name Facts

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

Flescher has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flescher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Flescher is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Flescher live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States Flescher is primarily concentrated in: Oregon, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Flescher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flescher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flescher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Flescher are 1.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the party.

Flescher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning $38,369 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleischer9437,801/
Fliescher9497/
Fletscher9475/
Fleschert9459/
Floescher946/
Fleschier942/
Fleshcher942/
Flejscher942/
Fleschere941/
Flesher934,689/
Flecher933,017/
Flscher933/
Flescer930/
Pfletscher8964/
Fleitscher8914/
Fleishcher896/
Fleischerr892/
Fleischert892/
Fleischier891/
Fletcher88216,963/
Fleisher884,219/
Felscher88368/
Fleysher88285/
Fülscher88143/
Fleicher8865/
Flascher8851/
Flöscher8849/
Fliesher8848/
Fletsher8813/
Flischer889/
Fleycher887/
Fleacher883/
Filscher882/
Fleshker882/
Flechker881/
Fleseher881/
Fllesher881/
Flechert881/
Flechere881/
Fleiscer881/
Fleasher880/
Flessher880/
Fleesher880/
Flesheer880/
Fledcher880/
Fleecher880/
Fleser86666/
Flecer865/
Fleischzker843/
Fleischeker841/
Flethcher8245/
Föllscher8216/
Flaischer8212/
Fletchere825/
Flletcher823/
Fleishcer823/
Flechcher822/
Fleiseher822/
Fleatcher821/
Hfletcher821/
Fleischir821/
Fleishier821/
Fleshcert821/
Flettcher821/
Fletcherr821/
Flétscher821/
Fletcherd820/
Fletseher820/
Pfletcher820/
Flasher80547/
Flisher80537/
Flesser80329/
Fleszer80203/
Fleischerová80168/
Flicher8092/
Fleiser8085/
Flexser8051/
Flesjer8042/
Flieser8040/
Floeser8034/
Flesier8029/
Fletcer8014/
Flysher8013/
Fleischheker8011/
Fleicer809/
Flécher806/
Fletser806/
Fleischerova805/
Fleischhcker804/
Flehser802/
Fleyser801/
Flecier801/
Fleischecker801/
Flesker800/
Fleecer800/
Flehzer800/
Fleeser800/
Flosher800/
Flesherova785/
Pflätscher785/
Fleisheker785/
Fleysheker783/
Fletchcher781/
D'Fletcher781/
Fellscheer780/
Fleischhecker761/
Flejszer75288/
Fliesser75203/
Fleiszer75175/
Floesser7575/
Flessert7566/
Flethcer7553/
Flaisher7542/
Pflesser7540/
Flaysher7518/
Fliehser7518/
Flaicher7516/
Flitcher7512/
Fleisere757/
Fleixher755/
Fleisser752/
Fletcehr752/
Fleusier752/
Fleesesr751/
Fletchir751/
Flyasher751/
Fellecer751/
Flaesier750/
Fleisker750/
Flessker750/
Flexer71588/
Flöser71101/
Flechaire7188/
Fleşer7172/
Fliser7167/
Fleßer7136/
Floser7134/
Flaser7117/
Flethcerz717/
Flezer714/
Phletcher713/
Flyser712/
Flicer711/
Flecir711/
Flitchere710/
Fließer67236/
Flisser6772/
Flösser6762/
Flosser6756/
Flayser6749/
Flasser6744/
Fleišer6726/
Fleißer6724/
Flitser6720/
Flajser6719/
Felsker6713/
Fleezer675/
Fleixer675/
Flaszer673/
Flashir673/
Flaseer671/
Fliszer671/
Flaaser671/
Felzser671/
Flejzer671/
Flaiser671/
Flyocer670/

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