Flowerday Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Flowerday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or local. A Norfolk surname, probably introduced from the Low Countries.

John Floure-dieu, Norfolk, 1541: History of Norfolk.

John Flowerdew, of Hetherset, Norfolk, 1549: History of Norfolk.

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Flowerday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:163,87715,242
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Canada731:504,73442,927
Northern Ireland591:31,2723,207
Australia331:818,05251,601
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Flowerday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or local. A Norfolk surname, probably introduced from the Low Countries.

John Floure-dieu, Norfolk, 1541: History of Norfolk.

John Flowerdew, of Hetherset, Norfolk, 1549: History of Norfolk.

'Commission of rebellion to John Flowerdew, Feb. 13, 1593': Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

William Flowerdew, rector of Ashby, Norfolk, 1606: History of Norfolk.

1555-6. Roger Mychell and Helen Flowerdewe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1577. Married — Richard Fryar and Thomassin Flowerdewe: Reg. Deopham, Norfolk.

1685. Married — John Roll and Anne Flowerdew: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

(Anglo-FrenchLatin) Flower of God [Anglo-French Flour(e)dieu for Flour de Dieu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Flowerdew, of which it is probably a corruption.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Flowerdue, from Foladoube. Robert Foladoube in 1180 paid a fine in the Viscounty of Bayeux, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Lower derives the name from Fleur-Dieu, given as a sobriquet.

The Norman People (1874)

Flowerday Last Name Facts

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

Flowerday is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flowerday? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 375,572nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. The last name Flowerday occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Flowerday reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 163,877. In England Flowerday is primarily found in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Norfolk, where 21 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 15 percent live.

Flowerday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flowerday has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flowerday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flowerday surname are 2.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flowerday earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning R 345,804 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.53% more than the national average, earning $70,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floerday941/
Flawerday891/
Flowerded780/
Fleurdy751/
Flourda750/
Flourdy750/
Flewhardy670/
Flourde631/
Fleurdeus561/
Villoverde537/
Villaverda531/

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