Floid Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Floid Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Welsh Floyd or Flood = Lloyd; v. Floyd.

(a) Local, 'at the flood,' from residence at the point in the river where the water is apt to flood. The Norfolk Floods are manifestly so sprung.

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Floid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:130,10012,482

Floid (247) may also be a first name.

Floid Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Welsh Floyd or Flood = Lloyd; v. Floyd.

(a) Local, 'at the flood,' from residence at the point in the river where the water is apt to flood. The Norfolk Floods are manifestly so sprung.

John de la Flode, Hampshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de la Flod, or Flode, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert Flode, rector of Downham, Norfolk, 1413: History of Norfolk.

John Flod, or Flud, vicar of Sporle, Norfolk, 1516: ibid.

George Flood, preacher, Norwich, 1595: ibid.

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

The English corruption of Lloyd, which is too guttural for our organs of pronunciation. Andrew Borde in his Boke of Knowledge makes a Welchman say —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Originally Fludd or Floyd (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Andrew Borde, in his Boke of Knowledge, makes a Welshman say, "I am a gentylman and come of Brutus blood; my name is Ap Pyce, Ap Davy, Ap Flood."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Floid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Floid (Marathi: ॉईड, Russian: Флоид) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Floid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Floid reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Floid is also the 567,531st most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 247 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Floid is most common in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Washington, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Floid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Floid has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Floid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Floid last name is primarily Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Floid last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Floid earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $34,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floied9141/
Floyid911/
Floiad910/
Flod89479/
Flid8938/
Floi8914/
Floyd8097,162/
Flood8042,757/
Flois80262/
Floit8083/
Floud8069/
Flyod8040/
Floia8030/
Følid8027/
Flodh8020/
Flodd8014/
Floiz8011/
Floiß8011/
Flidh8011/
Flied804/
Fleid803/
Fllod802/
Floed802/
Flods802/
Floio802/
Fluid801/
Flaid801/
Fluod800/
Flo752,936/
Fli75150/
Fillod73454/
Floyed73160/
Floiss7354/
Floydd7345/
Flloyd7345/
Filloi7338/
Flojio7326/
Flogie7325/
Floods7315/
Floodh7311/
Floyds739/
Floies738/
Flooyd735/
Ffloyd734/
Pfleid731/
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Flloud731/
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Floodd731/
Floudd731/
Floyad731/
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Floyyd731/
Wfloyd731/
Fillid731/
Fliiod731/
Flodås731/
Fllood730/
Fluiad730/
Flowed730/
Floytd730/
Fluied730/
Flohia730/
Flis6714,699/
Flad672,076/
Floß671,081/
Flot67959/
Floh67727/
Flos67672/
Flih67577/
Flie67554/
Fliß67510/
Floe67400/
Floy67393/
Flou67296/
Flit67169/
Fliz67150/
Flip67120/
Flai67115/
Floj6771/
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Flei6743/
Fleo6731/
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Floo6726/
Floa6722/
Føli6716/
Flyd677/
Flho676/
Flio674/
Flij674/
Flli674/
Flia674/
Flui672/
Vloi672/
Fllo672/
Floyd's671/
D'Floia671/
Flii671/
Filliod671/
Filloud671/
Flop671/
D'Floyd671/
Vflo671/
Vlid671/
Flgo671/
Fleiidt670/

Floid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Floid in the Marathi language
ॉईडo'ida41.67
ॉइडo'ida33.33
ोईडo'ida25
Floid in the Russian language
Флоидfloid-

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