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

Fleck, 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 Fleck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fleck in America

Fleck is the 4012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fleck surname appeared 8,852 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Fleck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fleck 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 Fleck

The surname Fleck has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "vlecke," which means "spot" or "blemish." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname, given to someone who had a distinguishing mark or freckle.

In its earliest recorded instances, the name appeared with various spellings, such as Flecke, Fleckstein, and Flecken, reflecting regional dialects and local variations. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the records of the city of Augsburg, where a certain Hainrich Fleck was mentioned in a document dated 1357.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it became associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Johannes Fleck, a prominent theologian and philosopher born in Erfurt around 1420, who made significant contributions to the study of logic and metaphysics.

In the 16th century, the Fleck family gained prominence in the city of Nuremberg, where a branch of the family became successful merchants and traders. One of the most renowned members was Hans Fleck, a skilled goldsmith and engraver who lived from 1525 to 1592 and whose intricate works were highly sought after by the nobility of the time.

Another notable figure bearing the Fleck surname was Johann Friedrich Fleck, a German composer and violinist who lived from 1713 to 1781. He was a prolific composer of concertos and chamber music and served as the court musician to the Duke of Württemberg.

In the 19th century, the Fleck name gained recognition through the works of the German painter and illustrator Carl Fleck, born in 1824. His detailed and evocative paintings of rural life and landscapes earned him widespread acclaim and are now housed in various art museums across Germany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in Britain can be traced back to the 16th century, when a family of Flecks settled in the county of Yorkshire. This branch of the family produced several notable figures, including William Fleck, a prominent lawyer and judge who lived from 1647 to 1718.

While the Fleck surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, with families bearing the name found in countries such as Austria, Switzerland, and even as far as the United States and Canada, where German immigrants carried the name in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fleck

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

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

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