Find out how popular the last name Floch is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Floch.

Floch, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Floch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Floch in America

Floch is the 102197th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Floch surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Floch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Floch to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Floch

The surname Floch originated in Brittany, France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Breton word "floc'h," meaning "lock" or "cluster," referring to a person's tightly curled hair. This name may have been given as a nickname to someone with distinctively curly hair.

Floch is a common surname found in various records from the region, such as the Parish Registers of Brittany. One of the earliest recorded instances is in the Cartulaire de Redon, a medieval manuscript from the 9th century, which mentions a person named "Floc'hus."

In the 12th century, the name appears in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry "Radulfus Floc" is listed among the landholders in Cambridgeshire.

During the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Geoffroy Floch, a Breton knight who fought in the Wars of Succession in Brittany. In the 16th century, Jean Floch was a prominent merchant and ship owner from Saint-Malo, involved in the cod fishing industry off the coast of Newfoundland.

In the 17th century, Alain Floch was a Breton sailor and explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his third voyage to Canada in 1541. He is credited with naming the St. Lawrence River.

Another notable individual was Marie-Anne Floch, a French painter and engraver from the 18th century, known for her portraits and historical scenes. She was born in Brittany in 1746 and died in Paris in 1815.

In the 19th century, Auguste Floch was a French naval officer and hydrographer who made significant contributions to mapping the coasts of South America and the Pacific Ocean. He was born in Brest in 1798 and died in 1866.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Floch

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Floch.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Floch was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Floch has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Floch was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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