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 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

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/

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