Floody Surname
Approximately 496 people bear this surname
Floody 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.
Read More About This SurnameFloody Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 251 | 1:1,444,059 | 99,074 |
| Ireland | 83 | 1:56,734 | 3,894 |
| Chile | 72 | 1:244,673 | 7,410 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 56 | 1:79,105 | 5,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
Floody 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.
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 —
Originally Fludd or Floyd (which see).
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."
Floody Demographics
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Floody Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Floody Come From? nationality or country of origin
Floody occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Floody? popularity and diffusion
Floody is the 619,831st most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Floody reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Floody is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 1,444,059. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 21 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent live and Chile, where 15 percent live.
Floody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Floody has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 148 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 883 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Floody Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Floody surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Floody are 17.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Floody earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $58,399 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floodey | 92 | 0 | / |
| Flody | 91 | 31 | / |
| Floode | 83 | 46 | / |
| Floddy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Floydy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Flooda | 83 | 1 | / |
| Floudy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Flooder | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fellody | 77 | 1 | / |
| Floodie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Floda | 73 | 25 | / |
| Flodi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Flady | 73 | 4 | / |
| Flode | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fludy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Floyde | 67 | 325 | / |
| Flouda | 67 | 293 | / |
| Floder | 67 | 185 | / |
| Floide | 67 | 11 | / |
| Flodda | 67 | 7 | / |
| Flodis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fluddy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Flodid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Floyda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Floidi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fleudy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fladay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floydé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floudi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floude | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flodie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Flyode | 67 | 0 | / |
| Floida | 67 | 0 | / |
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