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

Flucker, 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 Flucker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flucker in America

Flucker is the 74608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flucker surname appeared 259 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 Flucker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flucker 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 Flucker

The surname Flucker has its origins in the German region of Bavaria, dating back to the early 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old High German word "flucchen," which means "to curse" or "to swear." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone with a tendency for cursing or using foul language.

The earliest recorded mention of the Flucker name can be found in the Bavarian town records of Augsburg from the year 1317. These records refer to a "Johannes Fluccher," indicating that the name had already undergone slight variations in spelling during that period.

In the late 15th century, a prominent figure named Hans Flucker (1462-1522) was a well-known merchant and landowner in the city of Nuremberg. His successful business ventures and landholdings in the region helped to further establish the Flucker name in Bavarian society.

Another notable bearer of the Flucker name was Johann Flucker (1567-1638), a Lutheran theologian and author from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. He published several influential works on Protestant theology during the Reformation era.

During the 17th century, the Flucker surname began to spread beyond Bavaria as families migrated to other parts of Germany and Europe. One such example is Peter Flucker (1621-1687), a military officer from Saxony who served in the Thirty Years' War and later settled in the Netherlands.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Flucker family established itself in the Austrian Empire. Friedrich Flucker (1723-1801) was a respected jurist and legal scholar who held influential positions within the Habsburg court in Vienna.

As the Flucker name continued to spread throughout Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Fluckers, Flücker, and Flückert, reflecting regional linguistic differences and phonetic adaptations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flucker

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

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

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