Flansburg last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Flansburg

A surname derived from a place name, possibly referring to someone from Flansburg, Germany.

Flansburg, 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 Flansburg surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flansburg in America

Flansburg is the 26282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flansburg surname appeared 929 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 Flansburg.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flansburg 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 26282 26035 0.94%
Count 929 885 4.85%
Proportion per 100k 0.31 0.33 -6.25%

The history of the last name Flansburg

The surname Flansburg has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "flansen," which means "to wander" or "to roam." This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who was a traveler or a wanderer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town records of Göttingen, Germany, where a Hanns Flansburg is mentioned in 1582. It is possible that this individual or his ancestors were travelers or had migrated to the area from another region.

Another early reference to the name appears in the parish records of Essen, Germany, where a Johannes Flansburg was born in 1612. This particular spelling variation, "Flansburg," seems to have been the most common form of the name during that time period.

The name Flansburg has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Flansburg in the Rhineland region and Flensburg in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is possible that some individuals with this surname may have taken their name from these locations or had ancestors who lived in these areas.

Notable individuals with the surname Flansburg throughout history include:

  1. Heinrich Flansburg (1675-1742), a German philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Leipzig.
  2. Anna Flansburg (1720-1798), a German poet and writer known for her romantic poetry and novels.
  3. Friedrich Flansburg (1785-1857), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, including the Alte Nationalgalerie.
  4. Wilhelm Flansburg (1824-1901), a German physician and pioneer in the field of pediatrics, known for his work on childhood diseases.
  5. Elise Flansburg (1868-1935), a German-American sculptor and artist who worked primarily in bronze and marble, known for her representations of Native American subjects.

While the name Flansburg is not as common today as it once was in Germany, it continues to hold historical significance and serves as a reminder of the diverse cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped surnames over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flansburg

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

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 Flansburg was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 90.10% 837
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 3.55% 33
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 2.37% 22
Hispanic Origin 3.12% 29

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 Flansburg has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 90.10% 94.35% -4.61%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 3.55% 2.49% 35.10%
Two or More Races 2.37% 1.47% 46.88%
Hispanic 3.12% 1.24% 86.24%

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

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