Explore the Family Name Flurry

The meaning of Flurry

1. English: variant of Fleury. 2. Perhaps also an Americanized form of French Fleury or of Austrian German Flöry (see Flory).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Flurry has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Flurry ranked 27,313th in popularity with 832 individuals carrying the name. This decreased to a rank of 29,768th by 2010, with 790 individuals bearing the name. This reflects a popularity change of -8.99%. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010, marking a drop of 12.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,313	#29,768	-8.99%
Count	832	790	-5.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flurry

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Flurry, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, with an increase from 90.26% in 2000 to 92.41% in 2010. The representation of other ethnicities under this surname experienced some changes over the decade. For instance, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant percentage increase of 48.33%, albeit from a low base of 0.60% in 2000 to 0.89% in 2010. On the other hand, the number of individuals identifying as Black decreased by 31.01% from 6.61% in 2000 to 4.56% in 2010. There was an increase in the representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native from 0.96% in 2000 to 1.14% in 2010. No data was reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.26%	92.41%	2.38%
Black	6.61%	4.56%	-31.01%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.96%	1.14%	18.75%
Hispanic	0.6%	0.89%	48.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.56%	0%	0%