The Flohr surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,813 people carried this name — #16,012 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,821).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 109 people named Flohr.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Gard.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
44 people named Flohr have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 65 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Flohr live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
23 people named Flohr is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Flohr in American newspapers,
1903–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,381 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Flohr,
with a public archive behind them.
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Julius Flohr 1837–1896 · banker -
Jacob Ulrik Flohr 1782–1824
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Andreas Flohr 1798–1872 · piano maker
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Georg Flohr 1802–1861 · composer
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Theodor Carl Friedrich Flohr 1823–1898 · mechanic
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Hans Flohr 1850– · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Flohr.
- Fleury 4,934 · U.S. census
- Flick 7,661 · U.S. census
- Flicker 700 · U.S. census
- Flis 713 · U.S. census
- Floch 176 · U.S. census
- Flock 2,179 · U.S. census
- Flora 7,837 · U.S. census
- Florance 463 · U.S. census
- Florczak 399 · U.S. census
- Flore 415 · U.S. census
- Floreani 112 · U.S. census
- Florek 1,532 · U.S. census
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