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Flood Family History

Flood Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English flod flud(e) ‘stream’ (Old English flōd) or ‘channel gutter’ (Old English flōde) for someone who lived beside such a feature or who lived at a place so called such as Flood in Drewsteignton and Fludda in Hennock both in Devon. Welsh: variant of Floyd an Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llwyd (see Lloyd ). Irish: translation into English of various names correctly or erroneously associated with Gaelic tuile ‘flood’ (see Toole and Tully ).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Ford, Blood, Floor, Hood, Loud, Cloud, Flott, Good, Flook, Look

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Where is the Flood family from?

You can see how Flood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Flood family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Flood families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 370 Flood families living in Ontario. This was about 63% of all the recorded Flood's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Flood families in 1911.
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What did your Flood ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Flood. 40% of Flood men worked as a Farmer and 16% of Flood women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Flood were Clerk and Housekeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    40%
  • Labourer
    10%
  • Laborer
    8%
  • Clerk
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    16%
  • Nurse
    12%
  • Bookkeeper
    10%
  • Housekeeper
    10%
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Census Records

There are 173,000 census records available for the last name Flood. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Flood census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 28,000 immigration records available for the last name Flood. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 28,000 military records available for the last name Flood. For the veterans among your Flood ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Flood lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Flood life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Flood in 1944 was 28, and 75 in 2004.

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