Fleury Surname

9,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Fleury Surname Definition:

An occasional synonym in Co. Galway of Furey, q.v. MIF 113*

Fleury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France30,5731:2,173136
Canada6,7421:5,465797
Haiti6,7231:1,589240
United States6,2781:57,7356,848
Brazil2,9141:73,4642,739
Switzerland2,5431:3,230429
Argentina3201:133,57311,296
England2381:234,10919,389
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Belgium1971:58,3599,452
Ireland1661:28,3672,570
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Australia811:333,28028,364
Mauritius601:21,5574,350
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Spain491:954,12336,393
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
India261:29,502,515369,827
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Burundi161:612,803644
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Jersey391:1,330208
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Fleury (4,563) may also be a first name.

Fleury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An occasional synonym in Co. Galway of Furey, q.v. MIF 113*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(French) One who came from Fleury (place where flowers grew); the name of several places in France; descendant of Flory, a pet form of Florence, Flora and Florian (bloming).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Flory, Normandy, held from Philip Augustus by Wal­ter de Flori. Serlo, Walter, Robert de Flori of Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hugh de Fluri held three fees in Hants, 1165 (Liber Niger). He granted lands to Taunton Abbey, Somerset, before 1162 (Mon. ii. 83). A branch of the family long flourished at Combe-Flory, Somerset.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Fleury; a personal name.

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

Fleury Last Name Facts

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

Fleury (Arabic: فليري) is found most in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fleury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,704th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,241 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Fleury are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 101,731st most common given name internationally, borne by 4,563 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 30,573 people, or 1 in 2,173. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside, Normandy, where 17 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from France Fleury occurs in 87 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Haiti, where 12 percent reside.

Fleury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fleury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fleury last name grew 2,032 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 384 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 291 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fleury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fleury surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fleury surname are 2.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fleury earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.71% less than the national average, earning $42,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleutry92281/
Fleurey9264/
Fleurys9215/
Fleurry924/
Flleury922/
Fleuryo922/
Fleaury921/
Fleuery921/
Fleuroy921/
Fleuriy921/
Flury916,778/
Flery91173/
Fleurrey8612/
Floury831,856/
Flurry831,182/
Fleure83924/
Fleary83747/
Fleuri83421/
Fleura83180/
Fluery8396/
Flurey8374/
Fluhry8324/
Flerys8320/
Flerry8315/
Fleuré835/
Flaury832/
Fleory832/
Fleruy832/
Fleery831/
Flgury831/
Fluray831/
Fleiry831/
Flurys831/
Floery830/
Flutry830/
Flesry830/
Flaery830/
Fleuret772,538/
Fillery77619/
Fleurie77296/
Fleuris77110/
Fleurit7755/
Flourry7742/
Fleutre7723/
Flahery7719/
Flowery7712/
Flouroy777/
Fleures775/
Flettry773/
Flurrey772/
Flourey772/
Fleurij772/
Fellery771/
Fleirys771/
Flerriy771/
Fleurhe771/
Fleurer770/
Fleerry770/
Flaurey770/
Flheura770/
Flurroy770/
Fleurre770/
Flory7311,451/
Fluri732,423/
Fleri73594/
Flere73270/
Flera73207/
Flary73149/
Flure7376/
Flura7343/
Fleutret7126/
Flaweryd7117/
Fleurist713/
Flourray711/
Flaherey711/
Fleurett711/
Flyurych711/
Fleurrie711/
Flouruoy710/
Flahaery710/
Flourrey710/
Florey672,450/
Fleire67852/
Fleres67697/
Florer67623/
Flouri67620/
Flerez67396/
Flurer67282/
Floura67279/
Florys67232/
Fleret67225/
Floray67124/
Floure67113/
Flarer67111/
Flarey6781/
Flurie6777/
Fleris6769/
Flatry6753/
Floryd6751/
Flerra6747/
Flarry6740/
Flerea6739/
Fleara6735/
Fluris6724/
Florry6722/
Flerio6719/
Fleyre6717/
Fluuri6716/
Flaure6715/
Fletre6715/
Flyura6714/
Fleere6714/
Flures6713/
Fleira6713/
Fluora6711/
Flohry677/
Flaura676/
Flueri673/
Flerit673/
Floryś672/
Flerie672/
Flieri671/
Floory671/
Floroy671/
Flurio671/
Flurit671/
Flarys671/
Phlery671/
Flouré671/
Flairy671/
Flauri671/
Fleară671/
Fleeré671/
Floeri671/
Flerei671/
Flgeri671/
Flurri670/
Flerer670/
Vllery670/
Flerri670/
Flaray670/
Floriy670/
Hflory670/
Flurre670/
Fluere670/

Fleury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fleury in the Arabic language
فليريflyry-

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