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    The surname Flemming

    A surname, carried by 6,234 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F455 Also a first name

    Flemming: #5,575 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Flemming #5,575, 6,234 people Flemming: #5,575 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Flemming #5,575, 6,234 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flemming is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,234 people named Flemming in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,526 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,921.

    #5,575
    rank among US surnames
    6,234
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.3%
    change since 2000 (was #5,414)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,566Ingraham6,24849,415
    #5,567Bumgarner6,24649,431
    #5,568Schenck6,24549,439
    #5,569Nam6,24449,447
    #5,570Labelle6,24249,463
    #5,572Jacinto6,23849,494
    #5,573Rule6,23649,510

    Who is named Flemming

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

    56% of people named Flemming identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 56%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Flemmings

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jane Flemming
      Australian heptathlete, hurdler and long jumper, born 1965

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Flemming

    Flemming has the Soundex code F455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F455.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Flemming?
    6,234 people in the United States had the surname Flemming in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,526 Americans. It ranked 5,575th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Flemming?
    In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Flemming identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Flemming?
    Jane Flemming, Australian heptathlete, hurdler and long jumper.
    Where is the surname Flemming most common?
    Wikidata records people named Flemming in Australia.
    Is the surname Flemming getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,234 in 2010, up 5.3%.
    Is Flemming also a first name?
    Yes. Flemming is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.