Floyer Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Floyer Surname Definition:

Burke says, that the pedigree of the Floyers of co. Dorset is "authentically deduced from Floierus, who settled soon after the Norman Conquest on the lands beyond the river Exe, co. Devon, whence the name of Floiers-Landa and Floiers-Hayes.

Floyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Floyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Burke says, that the pedigree of the Floyers of co. Dorset is "authentically deduced from Floierus, who settled soon after the Norman Conquest on the lands beyond the river Exe, co. Devon, whence the name of Floiers-Landa and Floiers-Hayes."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Floyer: one who skins beasts for the tanyard. Surname Flower.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Floyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Floyer occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Floyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Floyer? popularity and diffusion

Floyer is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Floyer live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 40 percent reside, West Sussex, where 21 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 17 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Floyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Floyer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Floyer last name grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Floyer Last Name Statistics demography

Floyer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Floer91722/
Flyer91423/
Floyr911/
Flower8339,641/
Flayer8387/
Floehr8359/
Fleyer8342/
Flouer8333/
Fluyer831/
Floyrd831/
Floyhar7719/
Flowerz7713/
Flowerd775/
Fillyer774/
Pfleyer773/
Flowere773/
Floower771/
Flouere770/
Fleur738,351/
Fleer734,183/
Flier731,784/
Flear73809/
Flour73793/
Fluer73114/
Flaer7392/
Fleyr733/
Floir731/
Fleir731/
Ffloweer711/
Flowertt711/
Flowerre710/
Fellower710/
Fleure67924/
Fleire67852/
Flawer67373/
Floure67113/
Fliehr67103/
Fillhouer6757/
Flauer6735/
Fluier6733/
Flouhr6725/
Pflier6725/
Fleurt6724/
Flayar6721/
Fleyre6717/
Flaier6717/
Fliear6716/
Fléger6713/
Fleear678/
Fleier678/
Flíger677/
Floire675/
Flijer674/
Flayre674/
Fleehr672/
Flajer672/
Fleuhr671/
Flayor671/
Flajor671/
Fleyar671/
Fleurd671/
Fleihr670/
Fleuer670/
Flhuer670/
Fillhower670/
Fleart670/

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