How common is the surname Flemister?

1,056 people in the United States had the surname Flemister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Flemister getting more or less common?

More common. 983 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Flemister

A surname, carried by 1,056 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flemister is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,056 people named Flemister in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 983.

#23,899

rank among US surnames

1,056

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #23,968)

Who is named Flemister

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

70% of people named Flemister identified as Black (not Hispanic), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 70%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Two or more races 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Flemister?: 1,056 people in the United States had the surname Flemister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Flemister?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Flemister identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Flemister getting more or less common?: More common. 983 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, up 7.4%.