Flounders Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Flounders Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of Flanders.

Flounders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:103,18210,844
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Australia481:562,41041,290
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland181:297,43413,849
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Flounders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of Flanders.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Flounders Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flounders is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flounders? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,882nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Flounders live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

Flounders is most common in England, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 103,182. In England Flounders is primarily found in: Durham, where 43 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and Suffolk, where 5 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Flounders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flounders has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 643 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flounders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flounders last name are 26.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Flounders earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning 313,942 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 208.27% more than the national average, earning R 732,564 per year and in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flonders9422/
Flunders940/
Flaunders894/
Flanders8215,363/
Fleanders786/
Flianders781/
Flannders780/
Flandars710/
Phlanders672/
Villanders631/
Phillanders6028/

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