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- Fleming - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Fleming
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Norse
From Middle English flameng, from late Old Norse Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Fleming
Rank #91
Frequency
0.03% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Fleming
Rank #317
Frequency
87,949 people (32.6 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 74.59% Hispanic 1.43% Black 21.51% Asian/PI 0.44% Native Am. 0.48% Two+ 1.55%
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