Flutter Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
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 SurnameFlutter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
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.
From the German, Fluder; from the French, Floutier; a personal name.
Flutter Demographics
Average Flutter Salary in
England
£23,485
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flütter | 95 | 29 | / |
| Fluttert | 93 | 97 | / |
| Fluetter | 93 | 8 | / |
| Flautter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fluter | 92 | 196 | / |
| Flutte | 92 | 109 | / |
| Flitter | 86 | 803 | / |
| Fleuter | 86 | 297 | / |
| Fluiter | 86 | 82 | / |
| Fluster | 86 | 42 | / |
| Flauter | 86 | 41 | / |
| Fluyter | 86 | 5 | / |
| Floutte | 86 | 3 | / |
| Flotter | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pfluter | 86 | 2 | / |
| Flueter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fluhter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fluttes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fluther | 86 | 0 | / |
| Flute | 83 | 777 | / |
| Floutier | 80 | 437 | / |
| Fleouter | 80 | 221 | / |
| Fleuster | 80 | 46 | / |
| Fluijter | 80 | 26 | / |
| Fléouter | 80 | 3 | / |
| Flautier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Flouttet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fluitert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fluchter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fluister | 80 | 0 | / |
| Flotte | 77 | 1,026 | / |
| Flutey | 77 | 224 | / |
| Flaute | 77 | 221 | / |
| Flutre | 77 | 130 | / |
| Fliter | 77 | 125 | / |
| Flutie | 77 | 82 | / |
| Flutet | 77 | 82 | / |
| Floter | 77 | 76 | / |
| Flüter | 77 | 74 | / |
| Fleute | 77 | 17 | / |
| Flutes | 77 | 14 | / |
| Flutti | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vluter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fluthe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Floute | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fluite | 77 | 0 | / |
| Floeter | 71 | 413 | / |
| Flautre | 71 | 214 | / |
| Flother | 71 | 50 | / |
| Flautes | 71 | 39 | / |
| Flieter | 71 | 30 | / |
| Floutie | 71 | 25 | / |
| Fleutre | 71 | 23 | / |
| Flodter | 71 | 11 | / |
| Flottey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fleuthe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Flooter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fleutge | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fleutje | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fluty | 67 | 878 | / |
| Flote | 67 | 195 | / |
| Fluta | 67 | 69 | / |
| Floether | 67 | 54 | / |
| Fliether | 67 | 40 | / |
| Filliter | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fluti | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fluté | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vloutier | 67 | 1 | / |
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