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

Flanary, 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 Flanary surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flanary in America

Flanary is the 13551st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flanary surname appeared 2,237 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Flanary.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flanary 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 Flanary

The surname Flanary is believed to have its origins in Ireland, deriving from the Gaelic word "flannáird," which means "red vallian" or "red wanderer." This name likely emerged during the medieval period, between the 5th and 15th centuries, when surnames began to be adopted across Europe.

The earliest recorded instances of the Flanary surname can be traced back to County Galway, Ireland, in the 16th century. It is thought to have been associated with families who lived in or near the town of Flannary, which may have been named after an early bearer of the surname.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the Flanary surname was John Flanary, who was born in County Galway in the late 16th century. He was recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history, as a member of a prominent local family.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Flanary surname began to spread beyond Ireland as people emigrated to other parts of the world, particularly to the United States and Canada. Notable individuals from this period include Michael Flanary (1675-1749), who settled in Pennsylvania in the early 18th century, and James Flanary (1712-1786), who was one of the first Flanarys to arrive in Virginia.

In the 19th century, the Flanary surname continued to be prominent, with individuals such as William Flanary (1812-1892), a farmer and landowner in Ohio, and Elizabeth Flanary (1830-1912), a teacher and community leader in Tennessee.

More recently, the name has been associated with several notable figures, including the American author and poet Robert Flanary (1935-2018), the British businessman and philanthropist John Flanary (1940-2021), and the Australian academic and historian Emily Flanary (born 1975).

While the Flanary surname is most commonly found in Ireland, the United States, and Canada, it has also been recorded in other parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand, and various European countries, reflecting the migration patterns of those who bear this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flanary

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

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

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