Flock Surname

94,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Flock Surname Definition:

Andro Flok was on inquest in Carnwath, 1524 (CBBC., p. 14).

Flock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4321:149,03715,359
Germany1,9331:41,6485,484
France1681:395,37358,261
Austria1001:85,15412,686
Canada861:428,43737,472
Belgium781:147,39320,769
England611:913,41146,955
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Norway351:146,92218,432
Sweden301:328,22522,987
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4741:105,94710,641

Flock (34) may also be a first name.

Flock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Andro Flok was on inquest in Carnwath, 1524 (CBBC., p. 14).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Probably from Floques, near Eu, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps from Floques, near Eu, in Normandy. Flockton is the name of a place in Yorkshire.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Flock Last Name Facts

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

Flock occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,315th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,442,793 people. Flock occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Flock live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,432 people, or 1 in 149,037. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Flock occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Flock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Flock last name rose 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flock surname are 11.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flock earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning 386,785 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.53% more than the national average, earning R 295,932 per year; in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.66% more than the national average, earning $61,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flocke91555/
Pflock91320/
Flouck915/
Flochk911/
Floick911/
Floock911/
Fleock910/
Floc89364/
Flok89270/
Pflocks8315/
Fellock831/
Fillock830/
Flack8017,668/
Flook802,623/
Floke806/
Fleok802/
Flouk802/
Fliok800/
Floc'h731,138/
Flacke73680/
Floukh7373/
Flaack7324/
Fleuck731/
Flotke731/
Flehoc731/
Filloc730/
Flouke730/
Flooke730/
Pflocksch7138/
Flak679,884/
Flac67253/
Flox67213/
Floková6783/
Flog6742/
Flokova6725/
Flaacke679/
Villock677/
Vloc671/
Flookss671/
Fellouk671/
Vellock671/
Flottke671/
Fillack671/
Flacksh670/

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