Florance Surname
Approximately 3,191 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFlorance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 887 | 1:408,635 | 35,603 |
| France | 585 | 1:113,543 | 17,037 |
| Australia | 556 | 1:48,553 | 6,055 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| India | 131 | 1:5,855,461 | 138,626 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| New Zealand | 85 | 1:53,274 | 8,505 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:60,374 | 3,814 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:212,791 | 18,243 |
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 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 capital of Tuscany. It is sometimes written Florance. See also Finghin.
Florance Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flourance | 94 | 7 | / |
| Fluorance | 94 | 4 | / |
| Florancea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Florrance | 94 | 0 | / |
| Floreancie | 89 | 1 | / |
| Florange | 88 | 348 | / |
| Flarance | 88 | 9 | / |
| Flurance | 88 | 2 | / |
| Florancy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fleurance | 82 | 1,242 | / |
| Flaurance | 82 | 5 | / |
| Floreanci | 82 | 3 | / |
| Florhanze | 82 | 1 | / |
| Florans | 80 | 129 | / |
| Floranz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fleurancie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Floranza | 75 | 714 | / |
| Floorans | 75 | 20 | / |
| Floransa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Floreanz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Floransh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fleurancier | 74 | 4 | / |
| Flauranci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fleurange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Flouranza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fleuranges | 67 | 28 | / |
| Flarans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fluranza | 63 | 4 | / |
| Floreuns | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phlorans | 63 | 1 | / |
| Florahams | 59 | 1 | / |
| Fleurançois | 53 | 9 | / |
Florance Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Florance in the Bengali language | ||
| ফ্লোরেন্স | phlorensa | - |
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