Flewellen Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

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

Flewellen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'son of Llewellyn'; compare Floyd with Lloyd; v. Llewellyn.

Flewellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7961:455,35038,933
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Australia321:843,61652,533
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Flewellen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'son of Llewellyn'; compare Floyd with Lloyd; v. Llewellyn.

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

(Lond. Direct.) A corruption of Llewellyn, the Welsh baptismal and family name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Flewellen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flewellen occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flewellen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 379,929th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Flewellen are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Flewellen is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 455,350. In The United States Flewellen is most common in: Texas, where 28 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Flewellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flewellen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flewellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flewellen surname are 7.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flewellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 230.47% more than the national average, earning R 785,316 per year and in United States they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $40,627 USD per year.

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Flewellen Reference & Research

Llewellyn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Llewellyn 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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