Flott Family History
Flott Name Meaning
North German: probably a short form of for example Flottmann a topographic name for someone who lived at a shallow crossing or ford from Middle Low German vlōt ‘shallow’. North German: from an Old Saxon personal name formed with flōd ‘flood’. Altered form of American French Flot 1 and possibly also of the same French or Breton surname (see Flot 2 and ). Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Flotte .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022