Explore the Family Name Flot

The meaning of Flot

1. Altered form of American French Leflore. Compare Flott and Flotte. 2. Breton: variant of Flao, a nickname from flaw ‘scatterbrained, illogical, sluggish, fearful’. 3. French: topographic name from Old French flot ‘uncultivated and abandoned land’, also ‘country road’. 4. In some cases possibly also an altered form of German Flott.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Flot has seen a slight rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Flot ranked 64,008 in popularity with a count of 291 occurrences. By 2010, its rank had increased to 60,196 and the count had grown to 335 — a significant 15.12% change. However, the proportion of the Flot surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#60,196	5.96%
Count	291	335	15.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flot

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows marked changes for the Flot surname over the decade. There was a substantial increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with a remarkable change of 194.77 percent, going from 1.72 percent in 2000 to 5.07 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as white also rose slightly by 4.06 percent. However, there was a decrease in those claiming Black ethnicity by -4.75 percent, and a more significant drop in those reporting two or more races by -37.95 percent. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	60.48%	57.61%	-4.75%
White	29.55%	30.75%	4.06%
Hispanic	1.72%	5.07%	194.77%
Two or More Races	7.22%	4.48%	-37.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%