# Flack (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/flack/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,016 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,759 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 51,321 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (5,933 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English flack (“sod, turf”); see flag (sense 4).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Flack in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Flack in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Flack

- Roberta Flack, American singer (1937–2025)
- Edwin Flack, Australian middle distance runner and tennis player (1873-1935)
- Audrey Flack, American artist (1931–2024)
- Sarah Flack, American film editor
- Layne Flack, American professional poker player (1969–2021)

## Similar surnames

Falk, Fleck, Flick, Flake, Flock, Flax, Flach, Felix, Faulk, Fellows, Falls, Flagg.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.