Float Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jordan

Float Surname Definition:

1. A-Sax flota, a sailor. 2. Local; an ancient Hampshire family wrote themselves De Flote.

Float Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
England791:705,29239,851
Jordan221:401,92912,166
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Float (21) may also be a first name.

Float Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. A-Sax flota, a sailor. 2. Local; an ancient Hampshire family wrote themselves De Flote.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Anglo-Saxon flóta, a sailor. It may also sometimes be local; for, as Lower says, "an Hampshire family wrote themselves De Flote." La Flotte is the name of a comm, and seaport town of France, dep. Charente-Inf.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Float Last Name Facts

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

The surname Float has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Float click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Float? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Float occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Float are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Float is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Float is most frequent in: Florida, where 16 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Besides The United States Float exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.

Float Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Float has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Float Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Float last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.

Float earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.04% more than the national average, earning $61,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floate91458/
Floa8922/
Floathe8314/
Floatte831/
Floua8043/
Flaot8012/
Floha803/
Floas802/
Floau801/
Floah801/
Fload801/
Floea801/
Flioa801/
Flooa800/
Fellouat771/
Flaaut7327/
Flogia7315/
Floaus731/
Flohot731/
Fleott731/
Floyea730/
Flao67397/
Flaautt6723/
Flaheat672/
Vloa671/
Fluiatt671/
Flohaus670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Float
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis