Flute Family History

Flute Surname Meaning

Native American (Sioux): translation into English (and shortening) of a Dakota or Lakota Sioux personal name based on the Dakota Sioux word čotaŋka or its Lakota Sioux cognate šiyotaŋka both meaning ‘(courting) flute’. The importance of the flute to the Sioux is reflected in their traditional personal names.

Some of these names were adopted as surnames (translated into English), e.g. Flute Player.

English: variant of Welsh Lloyd. Compare Floyd.

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

Similar surnames: Fluke, Lute, Flyte, Clute, Plute, Klute, Fluty, Fuse, Kluth, Plate

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407	Military Records
201	Immigration Records
4K	Census and Voter Lists
2K	Member Trees

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Where is the Flute family from?

You can see how Flute families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Flute family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Flute families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 5 Flute families living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Flute's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Flute families in 1911.

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What did your Flute ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer heavy worker and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Flute. 50% of Flute men worked as a General labourer heavy worker and 81% of Flute women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Flute were General labourer and Domestic duties.

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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.

General labourer heavy worker

50%

General labourer

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

81%

Housewife

Domestic servant

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 4K census records available for the last name Flute. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Flute census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 201 immigration records available for the last name Flute. 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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Military Records

There are 407 military records available for the last name Flute. For the veterans among your Flute ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Flute lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Flute life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Flute in 1959 was 51, and 93 in 2004.

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Flute Surname Meaning

Some of these names were adopted as surnames (translated into English), e.g. Flute Player.

English: variant of Welsh Lloyd. Compare Floyd.

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

Where is the Flute family from?

What did your Flute ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

General labourer heavy worker

50%

General labourer

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

81%

Housewife

Domestic servant

Domestic duties

What Flute family records will you find?

What is the average Flute lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Flute life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Flute in 1959 was 51, and 93 in 2004.

Flute Family History

Flute Surname Meaning

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Flute Surname Meaning

11,000 record(s) for Flute

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Where is the Flute family from?

What did your Flute ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Flute family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Flute family history

What is the average Flute lifespan?

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