Florance Surname

139,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Florance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Florence.' Not a modern girl's name; frequently found in the 13th and 14th centuries.

John Florence, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Florence de Cove, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Florance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8871:408,63535,603
France5851:113,54317,037
Australia5561:48,5536,055
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
India1311:5,855,461138,626
England1101:506,52832,143
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Argentina841:508,85037,434
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales231:134,5459,804
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland621:60,3743,814
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Florance (58,068) may also be a first name.

Florance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Florence.' Not a modern girl's name; frequently found in the 13th and 14th centuries.

John Florence, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Florence de Cove, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Florence de Wygeton. Close Rolls, 14 Edward II.

Florence, wife of Richard Malyns: ibid.

Florence Gorges: ibid. 3 Henry V.

(a) Local, 'of Florence,' in Italy.

John de Florence, Norfolk, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William Florence, Close Roll, 7 Edward III.

Gamia de Florence, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Bartholomew de Florence, Yorkshire, ibid.

There are allusions to the Mercatores de Florence, or Marchandz de Florence (Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), in the same record.

1579. Garrett Florence and Catherine Pomfrett: Marriage Lic. (London).

1651. Married — Thomas Bourn and Mary Florance: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A masculine personal name, Latin Florentius. The fame of Florentius, an Angevin saint, made the name popular among the Normans. The name Florentius occers on one of the early Christian stones at Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Florence, son of Florence III, count of Holland and Ada, granddaughter of David I, was bishop-elect of Glasgow. Florence Wilson (Florentius Volusenus) of Moray was one of the foremost Latin scholars in Europe in the sixteenth century. Alexander Florence, feuar in Old Meldrum, 1777 (Aberdeen CR.). Several of this name from Aberdeenshire served in the first Great War, and John G. Florence from Rothienorman was among the killed (Turriff).

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

The capital of Tuscany. It is sometimes written Florance. See also Finghin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Florance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Florance (Bengali: ফ্লোরেন্স) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Florance click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Florance? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,962nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,283,781 people. Florance is mostly found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Florance live; 28 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. Florance is also the 16,294th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 58,068 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 887 people, or 1 in 408,635. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 20 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Florance exists in 51 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Florance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Florance has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Florance surname increased 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Florance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Florance surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Florance last name are 7.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.39% being registered to vote for the party.

Florance earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,926 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Florance Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Florance in the Bengali language
ফ্লোরেন্সphlorensa-

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