Flitcroft Surname

307,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Flitcroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flitcroft.' Some spot in South Lancashire. For the suffix, v. Craft or Croft.

1587. George Flitcroft, of Kenyon, parish of Winwick: Wills at Chester.

1603. Peter Flitcroft, of Kenyon: ibid.

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Flitcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6711:83,0379,168
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Australia1511:178,77918,110
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5921:41,1755,198
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Flitcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flitcroft.' Some spot in South Lancashire. For the suffix, v. Craft or Croft.

1587. George Flitcroft, of Kenyon, parish of Winwick: Wills at Chester.

1603. Peter Flitcroft, of Kenyon: ibid.

1638. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard Fleetcraft: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Flitcroft Last Name Facts

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

Flitcroft occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flitcroft? popularity and diffusion

It is the 307,612th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,934,484 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Flitcroft are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 83,037. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 53 percent reside, Lancashire, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Flitcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flitcroft has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Flitcroft last name grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flitcroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flitcroft surname are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Flitcroft earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filitcroft957/
Flitecroft951/
Flitcraft89444/
Filtcroft892/
Flatcroft891/
Flitcorft891/
Fletcroft890/
Fleetcroft8433/
Flitscraft840/
Fletcraft780/
Flitkraft780/
Field-Croft701/

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