Flescher Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFlescher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
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.
Flescher Demographics
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Flescher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flescher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Flescher is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Flescher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 998,609th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Flescher occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States Flescher is mostly concentrated in: Oregon, where 15 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Flescher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Flescher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flescher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Flescher are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.72% being 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.
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Flescher Reference & Research
Flesher DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Flesher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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