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

Flaming, 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 Flaming surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flaming in America

Flaming is the 30339th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flaming surname appeared 771 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 Flaming.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flaming 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 Flaming

The surname FLAMING has its origins in England, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old English word "flæming," which referred to someone from Flanders, a region in the Low Countries that is now part of Belgium. The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who had immigrated or was descended from immigrants from Flanders.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror, there are several entries for individuals with the surname FLAMING or its variants, such as FLEMYNG and FLEMMING. These early records suggest that the name was well-established in England by the 11th century.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname FLAMING was John Flemyng, who was born around 1350 in Derbyshire, England. He was a prominent churchman and served as the Bishop of Lincoln from 1420 until his death in 1428.

Another notable figure was Sir Robert Flemyng, who was born in Yorkshire, England, in the late 14th century. He was a military commander and served as the Captain of Calais, a strategically important town in northern France, during the Hundred Years' War.

In the 15th century, the FLAMING surname was also associated with a noble family from Oxfordshire, England. Sir Thomas Flaming (c. 1460-1520) was a member of this family and served as a member of Parliament and a Justice of the Peace.

In the 16th century, William Flaming (c. 1510-1580) was a noted English scholar and translator who produced translations of several works from Latin and Greek into English.

During the 17th century, the FLAMING surname was found in various parts of England, as well as in some areas of Scotland and Ireland. One notable example is Robert Flaming (1630-1696), a Scottish minister and academic who served as the Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1692 until his death.

As the name spread across different regions, variations in spelling emerged, such as FLEMMING, FLEMING, and FLEMMYNG. Additionally, the surname was often associated with certain place names, such as Flaming in Nottinghamshire and Fleming in Yorkshire, which may have contributed to its broader adoption and distribution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flaming

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

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 Flaming 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 Flaming 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 Flaming was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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