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

Flunder, 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 Flunder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flunder in America

Flunder is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flunder surname appeared 118 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 Flunder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flunder 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 Flunder

The surname Flunder is believed to have originated in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Middle High German word "flunder," which referred to a type of flatfish, specifically the European flounder. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname given to individuals who were involved in the fishing or selling of flounders.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Flunder surname can be found in the parish records of the town of Husum, located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, where a man named Hans Flunder was mentioned in a document from 1567. The name also appears in various tax records and legal documents from the 16th and 17th centuries across northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg, and Lower Saxony.

In the 17th century, the Flunder surname began to spread beyond the northern German regions. A notable example is Johann Georg Flunder, a German composer and organist who was born in Braunschweig in 1642 and is known for his contributions to the development of the Lutheran church cantata.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Flunder name continued to be found across various parts of Germany, as well as in neighboring countries where German immigrants settled. For instance, Johann Flunder, a German-born farmer, is recorded as having immigrated to the United States in the early 19th century and settled in Pennsylvania.

Another notable individual with the Flunder surname was Karl Flunder, a German painter and illustrator who was born in Weimar in 1863 and gained recognition for his intricate botanical illustrations and landscape paintings.

Throughout history, there have been several variations in the spelling of the Flunder surname, including Flunder, Flunter, and Flünder, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal practices of different areas. However, the core meaning and origin of the name have remained connected to the idea of the flatfish, reflecting the occupational roots of this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flunder

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

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

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