Flory Surname

45,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Flory Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Florence,' from the nick. Flory; v. Florence, (a) Local, 'de Flury,' seemingly a Norman surname. The local derivation is manifestly the true one in regard to the majority of these forms.

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Flory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2441:50,0366,051
France1,5371:43,2165,450
Germany9741:82,65410,439
England5421:102,80110,809
Switzerland1731:47,4736,407
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Canada1451:254,10824,080
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Australia841:321,37727,634
India741:10,365,748197,751
Austria351:243,29828,936
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Romania321:627,43344,366
Wales241:128,9399,528
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Guam161:10,0081,526
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1971:41,9544,905

The alternate forms: Flöry (44) & Florý (1) are calculated separately.

Flory (18,374) may also be a first name.

Flory 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,' from the nick. Flory; v. Florence, (a) Local, 'de Flury,' seemingly a Norman surname. The local derivation is manifestly the true one in regard to the majority of these forms.

Flory Oliver (fern.), Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes Flury, Lincolnshire, ibid.

John Flury, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Peter Flury, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Robert de Flury, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1402. Richard de Flory. rector of Little Wreningham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1568-9. Philip Florye and Catherine Bexrwell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1589-90. William Howson and Joane Florey, Hampshire: ibid.

1729. Married — James Flory and Elizabeth Marriott: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1809. — Daniel Willis and Mary Ann Florey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 an especially Irish and Scotch diminutive of Florence (q.v.), which has been used as a substitute for Celtic F-names.

2 = Flur(r)y, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) One who came from Fleury (place where flowers grew); the name of several places in France; descendant of Flory, a pet form of Florence, Flora and Florian (bloming).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Flemish, Flory; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Flory Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flory (Marathi: लोरी, Russian: Флоры) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Flöry or Florý. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flory? popularity and diffusion

Flory is the 45,323rd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 636,411 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Flory reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Flory is also the 40,217th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 18,374 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 7,244 people, or 1 in 50,036. In The United States Flory is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Kansas, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States Flory exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Flory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flory has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Flory last name rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flory Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flory surname are 23.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flory earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flöry9344/
Florý931/
Florey912,450/
Floury911,856/
Florys91232/
Floray91124/
Floryd9151/
Florry9122/
Flohry917/
Fleory912/
Floryś912/
Floory911/
Floroy911/
Floery910/
Floriy910/
Hflory910/
Flourry8342/
Flouroy837/
Floiray837/
Flourey832/
Floorey831/
Floorry831/
Flooryp831/
Fillory831/
Florrey830/
Fellory830/
Flora8041,236/
Flore8012,065/
Flury806,778/
Flori804,218/
Flery80173/
Flary80149/
Floré80127/
Florê801/
Flourray771/
Flouruoy770/
Flourrey770/
Flores733,824,179/
Florez73240,686/
Florea7372,731/
Fleury7358,188/
Florio7323,296/
Floris7316,382/
Florit733,478/
Floret732,466/
Flurry731,182/
Florie73737/
Florer73623/
Flouri73620/
Floore73397/
Floura73279/
Flohre73265/
Floure73113/
Flarey7381/
Floree7379/
Floroi7377/
Flurey7374/
Florei7361/
Floreš7358/
Florip7357/
Flatry7353/
Floriz7343/
Flarry7340/
Flotre7338/
Florii7329/
Florid7325/
Fluhry7324/
Flored7321/
Florre7321/
Florès7321/
Florée7321/
Flerry7315/
Fluora7311/
Fllori739/
Florij738/
Flyora736/
Floire735/
Florés735/
Florze734/
Florai734/
Florra733/
Fliori733/
Florri733/
Flyori732/
Flaury732/
Fleruy732/
Fllore732/
Florza732/
Floréa732/
Floréz732/
Fleery731/
Flgury731/
Floraj731/
Floroa731/
Fluray731/
Flarys731/
Florês731/
Florge731/
Floriş731/
Florïa731/
Flouré731/
Flurys731/
Floeri731/
Floora731/
Flutry730/
Flaery730/
Flaray730/
Flohri730/
Flouret671,222/
Flouris67728/
Fillery67619/
Flourez67313/
Fleutry67281/
Fillary67195/
Floress67157/
Florich67129/
Flohrer67121/
Florest67106/
Florist6795/
Florres6785/
Fleurey6764/
Floores6761/
Florish6743/
Florett6742/
Floruța6731/
Florhed6730/
Florees6728/
Flourie6728/
Fllores6726/
Flotree6725/
Flatray6719/
Fflores6715/
Fleurys6715/
Flourre6713/
Phloray6712/
Floures6710/
D'flora6710/
Floresd678/
Florrie677/
Floreas677/
Flyoris676/
Florezs676/
Florris676/
Pflores675/
Floresr674/
Florije674/
Fleurry674/
Villory674/
Florrez673/
Flioris673/
Fliores673/
Flurrey672/
Floriea672/
Fellary672/
Flleury672/
Florets672/
Floreis672/
Fleuryo672/
Fflorez672/
Florezz672/
Floriss672/
Flasrey671/
Florrio671/
Floyred671/
Fleaury671/
Floresh671/
Fellery671/
Floreat671/
Fleores671/
Floretz671/
Florret671/
Flotres671/
Flerriy671/
Fleuroy671/
Flojres671/
Flooris671/
Floreds671/
Fleuriy671/
Floritt671/
Flatrey670/
Flottre670/
Floorie670/
Florrid670/
Fleerry670/
Florrer670/
Flaurey670/
Flurroy670/

Flory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flory in the Marathi language
लोरीlori40
फ़लोरीfalori20
ोरयoraya20
लॉरीlori20
Flory in the Russian language
Флорыflory-

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