Flinders Surname
Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname
Flinders Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flanders'.
Flinders Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,012 | 1:358,161 | 31,966 |
| England | 807 | 1:69,043 | 7,973 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 364 | 1:66,965 | 7,625 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52 | 1:965,744 | 57,486 |
Flinders (171) may also be a first name.
Flinders Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flanders'.
(Scot.-Teut.) apparently a nickname for a Ragamuffin or Tatterdemalion [Scot. flinders, rags, fragments: cp. Dutch flenters, same meaning] Then up and spack the bauld barón, An angry man was hee; He’s tain the table wi’ his foot, Sae has he wi’ his knee; Till siller cup and mazer dish In flinders he gard flee [made fly].— 'Gil Morice’: Percy’s Reliques.
Hardly for Flanders.
Flinders Demographics
Average Flinders Salary in
United States
$43,017 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Flinders Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flinders Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Flinders (Russian: Флиндерс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Flinders? popularity and diffusion
It is the 196,862nd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,424,599 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Flinders are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Flinders is also the 698,971st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 171 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,012 people, or 1 in 358,161. In The United States Flinders is mostly found in: Utah, where 40 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Flinders is found in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Flinders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Flinders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flinders last name expanded 1,946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flinders Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Flinders surname are 31.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Flinders earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.22% more than the national average, earning R 414,012 per year; in United States they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $43,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $48,771 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flinderis | 94 | 3 | / |
| Flianders | 94 | 1 | / |
| Flanders | 88 | 15,363 | / |
| Flindris | 88 | 66 | / |
| Flenders | 88 | 36 | / |
| Flonders | 88 | 22 | / |
| Flynders | 88 | 20 | / |
| Flinters | 88 | 4 | / |
| Falnders | 88 | 2 | / |
| Flunders | 88 | 0 | / |
| Flounders | 82 | 982 | / |
| Filindras | 82 | 29 | / |
| Filindris | 82 | 25 | / |
| Filanders | 82 | 9 | / |
| Flenderis | 82 | 7 | / |
| Fleanders | 82 | 6 | / |
| Flaunders | 82 | 4 | / |
| Falanders | 82 | 2 | / |
| Flander S | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flownders | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flanderes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flaneders | 82 | 0 | / |
| Flannders | 82 | 0 | / |
| Flandrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Filiandras | 78 | 35 | / |
| Faliandras | 78 | 15 | / |
| Flyndersøe | 78 | 8 | / |
| Fielanders | 78 | 5 | / |
| Felenderis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Flintras | 75 | 53 | / |
| Flandres | 75 | 26 | / |
| Flandars | 75 | 0 | / |
| Flanters | 75 | 0 | / |
| Filandras | 71 | 43 | / |
| Filandros | 71 | 38 | / |
| Valindras | 71 | 27 | / |
| Flonteras | 71 | 6 | / |
| Filintras | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phlanders | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valenders | 71 | 1 | / |
| Flentwers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Flandrews | 71 | 0 | / |
| Feliandrisoa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vallindras | 67 | 88 | / |
| Philanders | 67 | 40 | / |
| Veliendres | 67 | 38 | / |
| Filiantris | 67 | 22 | / |
| Philindras | 67 | 4 | / |
| Follendors | 67 | 2 | / |
| Villanders | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiendres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flandreaus | 67 | 0 | / |
Flinders Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Flinders in the Russian language | ||
| Флиндерс | flinders | - |
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