# Flannery (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,497 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,409 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,413 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (10,198 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Flanary, Flanery |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannabhra (“descendant of Flannabhra”), a personal name derived from flann (“blood red”) + abhra (“eyebrow”). The bridge convention was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Flannery 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Flannery in the United States and Australia.

## People named Flannery

- Tim Flannery, Australian scientist and global warming activist
- Susan Flannery, American actress
- Kate Flannery, American actress

## Similar surnames

Flanary, Flanery, Fulmer, Fullmer, Fillmore, Fleenor, Fleener, Folmar, Fulmore, Follmer.

## 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.