Floud Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Floud 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 SurnameFloud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Floud (22) may also be a first name.
Floud 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."
Floud Demographics
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Floud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Floud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Floud occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Floud? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Floud occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Floud are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Floud is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.
The last name Floud is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Floud is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.
Floud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Floud has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Floud surname increased 231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Floud Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Floud last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Floud earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning $41,086 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flloud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Floudd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Flud | 89 | 993 | / |
| Flod | 89 | 479 | / |
| Flou | 89 | 296 | / |
| Filloud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Floyd | 80 | 97,162 | / |
| Flood | 80 | 42,757 | / |
| Fludd | 80 | 1,432 | / |
| Flous | 80 | 502 | / |
| Flaud | 80 | 384 | / |
| Flouh | 80 | 263 | / |
| Floux | 80 | 150 | / |
| Flyud | 80 | 98 | / |
| Floid | 80 | 56 | / |
| Flyod | 80 | 40 | / |
| Flout | 80 | 28 | / |
| Flodh | 80 | 20 | / |
| Flodd | 80 | 14 | / |
| Fluud | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fllod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Floed | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flods | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fludt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flouz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fluid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fliud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flued | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fluyd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Floué | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fllou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fluod | 80 | 0 | / |
| Flo | 75 | 2,936 | / |
| Flu | 75 | 385 | / |
| Fillod | 73 | 454 | / |
| Flayou | 73 | 358 | / |
| Flaiou | 73 | 240 | / |
| Fleyou | 73 | 172 | / |
| Floyed | 73 | 160 | / |
| Fillou | 73 | 102 | / |
| Flouch | 73 | 90 | / |
| Floydd | 73 | 45 | / |
| Flloyd | 73 | 45 | / |
| Floied | 73 | 41 | / |
| Floods | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fyllou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Floodh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Floutz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Floyds | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fellou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Flooyd | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fllouh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ffloyd | 73 | 4 | / |
| Floues | 73 | 2 | / |
| Floute | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floyid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flauds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floodd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floyod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floyyd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wfloyd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fliiod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flodås | 73 | 1 | / |
| Floujo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fllood | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fluiad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Flowed | 73 | 0 | / |
| Floiad | 73 | 0 | / |
| Floytd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fluied | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fellous | 67 | 4,838 | / |
| Fellouh | 67 | 2,790 | / |
| Flad | 67 | 2,076 | / |
| Flux | 67 | 1,289 | / |
| Floß | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Filloux | 67 | 1,053 | / |
| Flot | 67 | 959 | / |
| Floh | 67 | 727 | / |
| Flos | 67 | 672 | / |
| Fillaud | 67 | 449 | / |
| Floe | 67 | 400 | / |
| Floy | 67 | 393 | / |
| Fleu | 67 | 187 | / |
| Flau | 67 | 157 | / |
| Flus | 67 | 89 | / |
| Flue | 67 | 79 | / |
| Floj | 67 | 71 | / |
| Fluß | 67 | 66 | / |
| Fillous | 67 | 60 | / |
| Flut | 67 | 35 | / |
| Fleo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Floz | 67 | 30 | / |
| Flup | 67 | 30 | / |
| Floo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fiellou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Floa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Villoud | 67 | 20 | / |
| Floi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fluh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fleyous | 67 | 10 | / |
| Flho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fludova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fliu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Flio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Floutte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Flui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fllo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Floyd's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fluz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filliod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fllouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Felloux | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Floyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flioues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vflo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fllu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flousch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fluy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fellouz | 67 | 0 | / |
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