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    The surname Flack

    An English surname, carried by 6,016 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex F420

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flack is more common than 96.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,016 people named Flack in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,321 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,933.

    #5,759
    rank among US surnames
    6,016
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #5,405)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,754Bixler6,02151,278
    #5,757Shirey6,02051,287
    #5,758Kao6,01851,304
    #5,759Flack6,01651,321

    Who is named Flack

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Flack identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Flacks

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 2000
    • Layne Flack
      American professional poker player (1969–2021)

    Notable Flacks come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Flack

    Flack has the Soundex code F420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F420.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Flack come from?
    From Middle English flack (“sod, turf”); see flag (sense 4).
    How common is the surname Flack?
    6,016 people in the United States had the surname Flack in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,321 Americans. It ranked 5,759th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Flack?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Flack identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Flack?
    Roberta Flack, American singer (1937–2025), followed by Edwin Flack.
    Where is the surname Flack most common?
    Wikidata records people named Flack in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Flack getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,016 in 2010, up 1.4%.