Floyde Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Floyde 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 SurnameFloyde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 1:4,312 | 570 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 150 | 1:162,502 | 13,995 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Floydé (1) are calculated separately.
Floyde (264) may also be a first name.
Floyde 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."
Floyde Demographics
Floyde Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Floyde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Floyde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Floyde occurs most in England. It can appear in the variant forms: Floydé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Floyde.
How Common Is The Last Name Floyde? popularity and diffusion
It is the 844,382nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Floyde are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Floyde is also the 547,545th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 264 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 17 percent live, Devon, where 16 percent live and Essex, where 14 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Floyde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Floyde has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Floyde Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Floyde surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Floyde earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.3% less than the national average, earning $32,232 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floydé | 94 | 1 | / |
| Floyder | 92 | 2 | / |
| Flyde | 91 | 13 | / |
| Flode | 91 | 3 | / |
| Floder | 83 | 185 | / |
| Floode | 83 | 46 | / |
| Floide | 83 | 11 | / |
| Floyda | 83 | 2 | / |
| Floude | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fleyde | 83 | 1 | / |
| Flayde | 83 | 1 | / |
| Floydy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Flodie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Flyode | 83 | 0 | / |
| Flydie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Flodder | 77 | 163 | / |
| Fleyder | 77 | 24 | / |
| Flouder | 77 | 3 | / |
| Flodeer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Flooder | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fleydie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Floodie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Floodey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Flade | 73 | 1,521 | / |
| Flody | 73 | 31 | / |
| Floda | 73 | 25 | / |
| Fläde | 73 | 16 | / |
| Flide | 73 | 15 | / |
| Flodi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Flede | 73 | 1 | / |
| Flyda | 73 | 0 | / |
| Flader | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Floody | 67 | 496 | / |
| Flouda | 67 | 293 | / |
| Fleder | 67 | 184 | / |
| Flider | 67 | 118 | / |
| Fladie | 67 | 55 | / |
| Fledge | 67 | 39 | / |
| Fledie | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fläder | 67 | 17 | / |
| Flíder | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fladee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Flaude | 67 | 8 | / |
| Flodda | 67 | 7 | / |
| Flaade | 67 | 6 | / |
| Flodis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fladet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Flodid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fledes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fleade | 67 | 2 | / |
| Floddy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fladez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fliede | 67 | 2 | / |
| Floidi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flayda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flooda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flades | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flides | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floudi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fleydi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fladje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fladge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flaide | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flydio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floudy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fledje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Floida | 67 | 0 | / |
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