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

Fleeks, 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 Fleeks surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fleeks in America

Fleeks is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fleeks surname appeared 263 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 Fleeks.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fleeks 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 Fleeks

The surname FLEEKS has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon era of England, originating from the Old English words "fleax" and "leac", which together meant "a meadow or field of flax". The name likely arose as a descriptive term for someone who lived near or worked on a flax field.

During the Middle Ages, the spelling of the name varied widely, with records showing forms such as Flexlake, Fleklake, and Fleklech. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a certain William Flecche is listed as a landowner in Oxfordshire.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various charters and legal documents, such as the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1202, which mention a John Flekke. During this period, the name was also associated with certain locations, such as the village of Fleckney in Leicestershire, which was known as Flekeneye in the Domesday Book.

One notable figure bearing the name FLEEKS was Sir Richard Fleeks (c. 1350-1412), a knight and landowner from Warwickshire who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was present at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Another early bearer of the name was John Fleeks (c. 1480-1558), a wool merchant and alderman in the city of Norwich.

In the 16th century, the name can be found in various parish records, such as the baptism of Alice Fleeks in 1562 at St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. The name also appears in literary works of the time, with a character named Master Fleeks appearing in the play "The Roaring Girl" by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton, published in 1611.

During the 17th century, the FLEEKS name continued to be associated with certain regions of England, particularly in the counties of Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Norfolk. One notable figure from this period was Sir Edward Fleeks (1610-1678), a wealthy landowner and member of Parliament for the borough of Tamworth.

As the centuries passed, the FLEEKS name spread to other parts of the British Isles and, later, to the colonies and territories of the British Empire. However, its roots can be firmly traced back to the Anglo-Saxon era and the descriptive term for a flax field or meadow.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fleeks

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

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

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