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

Flaugher, 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 Flaugher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flaugher in America

Flaugher is the 21609th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flaugher surname appeared 1,207 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 Flaugher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flaugher 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 Flaugher

The surname Flaugher is believed to have originated in Germany during the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "Flaucher," which means "wool comber" or "wool carder." This occupational surname was likely given to someone who worked in the wool trade or textile industry.

Flaugher is a variant spelling of the more common German surname Flaucher or Flauher. Some of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in historical documents from the German states of Bavaria and Saxony.

In the late 15th century, there are records of a Johann Flaucher who was a wool merchant in the town of Nuremberg, in present-day Bavaria. Another early record is of a Hans Flauher, who was a weaver in the city of Leipzig, Saxony, in the early 16th century.

As the surname spread across Europe, variations in spelling emerged, including Flaugher, Flauger, and Flauger. In the 17th century, a family by the name of Flaugher settled in the Netherlands, where they were involved in the textile trade.

One notable person with the surname Flaugher was Johann Friedrich Flaugher, a German philosopher and theologian who lived from 1649 to 1722. He was a prominent figure in the Lutheran church and authored several influential works on religion and philosophy.

Another historical figure with this surname was Wilhelm Flaugher, a German artist and engraver who lived from 1787 to 1855. He is best known for his intricate engravings of landscapes and architectural scenes.

In the 19th century, the Flaugher surname began to appear in records in the United States, likely brought by German immigrants. One early American bearer of this name was John Flaugher, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1812 and later moved to Ohio.

Another notable American with this surname was William Flaugher, a Civil War veteran who fought for the Union Army. He was born in Virginia in 1841 and served in the 7th West Virginia Infantry Regiment.

Overall, the surname Flaugher has a rich history rooted in the textile industry of medieval Germany, and its variations have been carried across Europe and eventually to the United States by generations of bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flaugher

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

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

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