Flournoy Surname

67,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Flournoy Surname User-submission:

Originated in France, Americanized to Flournoy when 3 brothers immigrated to Virginia in the 1700s. The surname probably refers to a family who lived in a area with many flowers.

Flournoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3141:49,5576,005
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greenland11:56,3791,133
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9851:50,9835,776

Flournoy (58) may also be a first name.

Flournoy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originated in France, Americanized to Flournoy when 3 brothers immigrated to Virginia in the 1700s. The surname probably refers to a family who lived in a area with many flowers.

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Flournoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flournoy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Flournoy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flournoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,704th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 992,043 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Flournoy reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name Flournoy is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7,314 people, or 1 in 49,557. In The United States Flournoy is primarily found in: Georgia, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Flournoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flournoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flournoy last name expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flournoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flournoy surname are 12.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.55% registered to vote for the party.

Flournoy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $40,674 USD per year.

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Flournoy Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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