Float Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Float Surname Definition:
1. A-Sax flota, a sailor. 2. Local; an ancient Hampshire family wrote themselves De Flote.
Float Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Jordan | 22 | 1:401,929 | 12,166 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 106 | 1:229,956 | 17,302 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
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.
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.
Float Demographics
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Float Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Float Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Float is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Float? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,121,821st most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Float live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Float is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname Float is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Float is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 16 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent reside and Jordan, where 10 percent reside.
Float Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Float has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Float last name rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Float Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Float are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floate | 91 | 458 | / |
| Floa | 89 | 22 | / |
| Floathe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Floatte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Floua | 80 | 43 | / |
| Flaot | 80 | 12 | / |
| Floha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Floas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Floau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Floah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fload | 80 | 1 | / |
| Floea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flooa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fellouat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Flaaut | 73 | 27 | / |
| Flogia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Floaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flohot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fleott | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floyea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Flao | 67 | 397 | / |
| Flaautt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Flaheat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vloa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fluiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flohaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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