How common is the surname Flamm?

1,183 people in the United States had the surname Flamm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Flamm?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Flamm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Flamm?

Ludwig Flamm, Austrian physicist (1885-1964).

Where is the surname Flamm most common?

Wikidata records people named Flamm in Austria.

Is the surname Flamm getting more or less common?

More common. 1,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Flamm

A surname, carried by 1,183 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flamm is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

South German and Jewish surname, from the noun Flamme. Possibly also a variant of Laflamme.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,183 people named Flamm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,113.

#21,940

rank among US surnames

1,183

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,791)

Who is named Flamm

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

95% of people named Flamm identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Flamms

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ludwig Flamm
Austrian physicist (1885-1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Flamm

Flom

Flamm has the Soundex code F450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F450.

Questions

Where does the surname Flamm come from?: South German and Jewish surname, from the noun Flamme. Possibly also a variant of Laflamme.
How common is the surname Flamm?: 1,183 people in the United States had the surname Flamm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,985 Americans. It ranked 21,940th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Flamm?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Flamm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Flamm?: Ludwig Flamm, Austrian physicist (1885-1964).
Where is the surname Flamm most common?: Wikidata records people named Flamm in Austria.
Is the surname Flamm getting more or less common?: More common. 1,113 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,183 in 2010, up 6.3%.