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

Flamm, 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 Flamm surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flamm in America

Flamm is the 21940th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flamm surname appeared 1,183 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 Flamm.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flamm 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 Flamm

The surname Flamm originated in Germany. It is derived from the Old High German word "flam" which means "flame" or "blaze". This occupational surname was likely given to someone who worked as a blacksmith, living near a forge where flames were a constant presence.

The earliest recorded instance of the Flamm surname dates back to the 13th century in Bavaria. In 1289, a record mentions a "Conrad Flamme" from the village of Altötting. The spelling variation with an extra "e" at the end was common in those times.

In the 14th century, the Flamm name appeared in several medieval manuscripts from the region around Nuremberg. A notable example is a 1327 text referencing a "Hans Flamm", a local blacksmith. This provides evidence of the surname's occupational origins.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Flamm name was Johannes Flamm, a renowned clockmaker born in Nuremberg in 1498. He constructed intricate astronomical clocks that were highly sought after by nobility across Europe during the Renaissance period.

Another historically significant figure was Wilhelm Flamm (1647-1706), a German philosopher and theologian from Hannover. His writings on natural philosophy and metaphysics influenced the works of Gottfried Leibniz.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Flamm (1835-1915) was a prominent German architect who designed several iconic buildings in Berlin, including the Reichstag parliamentary building completed in 1894.

The Flamm surname also has a presence in other German-speaking regions. For example, Johann Flamm (1771-1834) was an Austrian composer and music teacher from Vienna who wrote several operas and instrumental works during the Classical period.

Across different eras and regions, the surname Flamm has maintained its German roots and associations with blacksmithing, craftsmanship, and other skilled professions involving fire and metalwork.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flamm

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

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

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