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

Flintoff, 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 Flintoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flintoff in America

Flintoff is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flintoff surname appeared 159 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 Flintoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flintoff 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 Flintoff

The surname FLINTOFF originated in England, with records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "flint" meaning a type of hard stone, and "toft" meaning a homestead or piece of land. This suggests that the name referred to someone who lived near a plot of land with flint stones.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from 1166, where it appears as "Flintofte". The Hundred Rolls of 1273 also mention a "Richard de Flyntoft" in Norfolk. These early spellings highlight the variation in how the name was written at the time.

The FLINTOFF surname is believed to have originated in the county of Lancashire, particularly in the areas around Blackburn and Burnley. There are records of families with this name living in these regions from the 13th century onwards.

In the 14th century, the name is mentioned in the Wills and Inventories of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, which includes references to individuals such as "John Flyntoff" (1391) and "Johanna Flyntoff" (1397).

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the FLINTOFF name appeared in various parish registers and records across Lancashire. Notable examples include John Flintoff (born c. 1570) from Colne, and Richard Flintoff (born c. 1610) from Burnley.

One of the earliest well-known individuals with this surname was Sir Thomas Flintoff (c. 1570-1646), a Member of Parliament for Preston during the English Civil War. He was a staunch Royalist and supported King Charles I.

Another notable figure was William Flintoff (1711-1798), a renowned clockmaker from Warrington, whose clocks and watches were highly sought after in the 18th century.

In more recent history, Andrew Flintoff (born 1977) is a former English cricketer who played for the national team from 1998 to 2009. He was a highly successful all-rounder and was part of the England team that won the Ashes series in 2005 and 2009.

While the FLINTOFF surname is most commonly found in Lancashire, it has also spread to other parts of England, as well as countries like the United States and Australia due to emigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flintoff

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

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

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