Floody Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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.

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Floody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Ireland831:56,7343,894
Chile721:244,6737,410
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

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.

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

Floody Last Name Facts

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

The surname Floody occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Floody? popularity and diffusion

It is the 619,831st most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Floody reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Floody is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 1,444,059. In The United States Floody is most frequent in: Georgia, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Illinois, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States Floody exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and Chile, where 15 percent are found.

Floody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Floody has changed over time. 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 last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Floody surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.89% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floodey920/
Flody9131/
Floode8346/
Floddy832/
Floydy831/
Flooda831/
Floudy831/
Flooder773/
Fellody771/
Floodie770/
Floda7325/
Flodi735/
Flady734/
Flode733/
Fludy730/
Floyde67325/
Flouda67293/
Floder67185/
Floide6711/
Flodda677/
Flodis675/
Fluddy672/
Flodid672/
Floyda672/
Floidi671/
Fleudy671/
Fladay671/
Floydé671/
Floudi671/
Floude671/
Flodie670/
Flyode670/
Floida670/

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