Flohr surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

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).

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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

Born outside France 6
Gard 19
Haut-Rhin 18
Vosges 16
French Polynesia 13
Doubs 12
Hérault 6
Territoire de Belfort 5
Paris 4

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

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 21
Pomeranian 16
Opole 5
Warmian-Masurian 2

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

Zurich 18
Aargau 9
Basel-Stadt 3

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

Sweden (2022) 23

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.

Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Flohr
Rock Island Argus 1903-05-02
Newspaper page from Nebraska Staats-anzeiger Und Herold carrying the name Flohr
Nebraska Staats-anzeiger Und Herold 1907-06-14
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Flohr
Omaha Daily Bee 1919-06-30

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.

  • Julius Flohr
    Julius Flohr 1837–1896 · banker
  • Jacob Ulrik Flohr 1782–1824
  • Andreas Flohr 1798–1872 · piano maker
  • Georg Flohr 1802–1861 · composer
  • Theodor Carl Friedrich Flohr 1823–1898 · mechanic
  • Hans Flohr 1850– · association football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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