Flutter Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Flutter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fluter,' one who played the musical pipe or flute; Old French flaute; compare Harper, &c.

'There mightest thou see these flutours, Minstrales, and eke jogelours.'

Chaucer, R.

Read More About This Surname

Flutter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Flütter (29) are calculated separately.

Flutter (32) may also be a first name.

Flutter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fluter,' one who played the musical pipe or flute; Old French flaute; compare Harper, &c.

'There mightest thou see these flutours, Minstrales, and eke jogelours.'

Chaucer, R. of R. 763-4. Alanus Floyter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus Floyter, 1379: ibid.

Nicholas le Floutere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

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

From the German, Fluder; from the French, Floutier; a personal name.

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

Flutter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flutter is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Flütter. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flutter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Flutter reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread forename on earth, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Surrey, where 20 percent live and Hampshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Flutter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flutter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Flutter surname fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flütter9529/
Fluttert9397/
Fluetter938/
Flautter931/
Fluter92196/
Flutte92109/
Flitter86803/
Fleuter86297/
Fluiter8682/
Fluster8642/
Flauter8641/
Fluyter865/
Floutte863/
Flotter863/
Pfluter862/
Flueter861/
Fluhter861/
Fluttes860/
Fluther860/
Flute83777/
Floutier80437/
Fleouter80221/
Fleuster8046/
Fluijter8026/
Fléouter803/
Flautier801/
Flouttet801/
Fluitert801/
Fluchter801/
Fluister800/
Flotte771,026/
Flutey77224/
Flaute77221/
Flutre77130/
Fliter77125/
Flutie7782/
Flutet7782/
Floter7776/
Flüter7774/
Fleute7717/
Flutes7714/
Flutti776/
Vluter771/
Fluthe771/
Floute771/
Fluite770/
Floeter71413/
Flautre71214/
Flother7150/
Flautes7139/
Flieter7130/
Floutie7125/
Fleutre7123/
Flodter7111/
Flottey711/
Fleuthe711/
Flooter711/
Fleutge710/
Fleutje710/
Fluty67878/
Flote67195/
Fluta6769/
Floether6754/
Fliether6740/
Filliter6732/
Fluti678/
Fluté671/
Vloutier671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flutter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis