Fly

See also: fly

English

Etymology 1

The Fly was first discovered by Europeans in 1845 when Francis Blackwood, commanding the corvette HMS Fly, surveyed the western coast of the Gulf of Papua. The river was named after his ship and he proclaimed that it would be possible for a small steam-powered boat to travel up the mighty river.

Proper noun

Fly

1. A river in Papua New Guinea

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Fly (plural Flys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fly is the 14042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2145 individuals. Fly is most common among White (82.28%) and Black/African American (11.84%) individuals.