Flude Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Flude Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Welsh Lloyd. The English attempt at pronouncing this name could get no further than Floyd, Flood, Sic.; compare Blood and Bloyd.

'I am a gentylman and come of Brutus' blood; My name is Ap-Ryce, Ap-Davy, Ap-Flood.

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Flude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7131:78,1468,768
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada651:566,85547,218
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3751:65,0017,465
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Flude (15) may also be a first name.

Flude Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Welsh Lloyd. The English attempt at pronouncing this name could get no further than Floyd, Flood, Sic.; compare Blood and Bloyd.

'I am a gentylman and come of Brutus' blood; My name is Ap-Ryce, Ap-Davy, Ap-Flood.': Andrew Borde's Boke of Knowledge.

Flewellin from Llewellyn, is a similar Welsh name.

'Thomas Lloyd, or Floyd, sup. for B.C.L., 31 May, 1510': Reg. Univ. Out.

Thomas Lloide, or Floide, 1569: ibid.

David Lloyde, or Floyd, 1570: ibid.

This surname is not uncommon in Cheshire and Lancashire, and on the border of the Principality.

Richard Flood, Salop, temp. 1580: Visitation of London, 1634.

Roger Fowke and Katherine Floodd (in margin, 'Lloyd '), widow: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1675. Charles Hutchinson and the Lady Mary Lloyd, alias Floyd: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1771. Married — William Flude and Mary Doubttire: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

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.

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

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 —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Originally Fludd or Floyd (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The same as Llwyd, Welsh, brown, gray, hoary.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Fluder; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Flude Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flude occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flude? popularity and diffusion

It is the 355,911th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,137,655 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Flude are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally, held by 15 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 713 people, or 1 in 78,146. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 12 percent live, Leicestershire, where 11 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England Flude occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Flude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flude has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Flude surname expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Flude Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Flude surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flude last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flude earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning R 317,196 per year; in United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.34% more than the national average, earning $60,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fluder912,195/
Flaude918/
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Flauder83599/
Fludder83168/
Flouder833/
Fluides832/
Fluda80219/
Fludi8016/
Flide8015/
Flode803/
Fludy800/
Pflauder7743/
Flouda73293/
Floode7346/
Flüder737/
Fluddy732/
Flauda732/
Fliede732/
Floudy731/
Floudi731/
Fleudy731/
Flodie730/
Phludet6711/
Flaudis676/
Flaudit671/
Floudis671/
Floodey670/
Felloudj625/
Flody6031/
Floda6025/
Flidj605/
Flodi605/
Flidi601/
Floody55496/
Fliday5510/
Flodda557/
Floddy552/
Vlaudi551/
Phluda551/
Fellody501/
Phlodee501/
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