Explore the Family Name Flitter

The meaning of Flitter

English: perhaps an occupational name derived from Middle English flitten ‘to convey, transport, remove (something)’. Reaney and Wilson’s suggested derivation from Middle English fliter (Old English flītere) ‘wrangler, scold’, seems doubtful. This would give flighter in modern English (i.e. with a long vowel, compare Flight), whereas the -tt- in the surname forms implies a short vowel. Some characteristic forenames: German Math.

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How common is the last name Flitter in the United States?

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Flitter' witnessed a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 67,522 in 2000, it climbed to the 66,371st position by 2010, marking a 1.7% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose by 9.16%, from 273 in 2000 to 298 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.1 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#66,371	1.7%
Count	273	298	9.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flitter

Moving on to the ethnicity breakdown based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it was observed that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Flitter' identified as White, although there was a 1.92% decrease from 98.53% in 2000 to 96.64% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both census years. Notably, the Hispanic segment saw an introduction of 2.35% in 2010, which did not exist in the previous census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.53%	96.64%	-1.92%
Hispanic	0%	2.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%