Flack Surname

30,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Flack Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the flack,' i.e. flag, whence our flagstone, a term formerly employed to describe turf as well as stone; compare Slack and Slagg.

Robert del Flac, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Flack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2371:44,0045,393
England4,6231:12,0521,773
Australia2,2091:12,2211,778
Germany8421:95,61211,919
Canada3941:93,51710,218
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
Northern Ireland1821:10,1381,607
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
Austria671:127,09617,572
Norway561:91,82712,640
Wales461:67,2725,910
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Poland451:844,63965,213
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
France331:2,012,810168,616
Chile241:734,02016,565
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Isle of Man211:4,087875
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1931:22,9532,555
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0891:11,6681,778
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales71:224,0598,079
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9101:26,2933,232

Flack (43) may also be a first name.

Flack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the flack,' i.e. flag, whence our flagstone, a term formerly employed to describe turf as well as stone; compare Slack and Slagg.

Robert del Flac, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Dorothy Flack, Norfolk, 1715: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 for Ger. Flach or Dutch vlak (a Fiat, Level): v. Flach.

2 a nickname: cp. Dialectal English flack, to palpitate, to hang loosely, to beat by flapping.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is a Scottish name fairly numerous in Ulster. It was formerly Affleck, a contraction of Auchinleck

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(German) Dweller at the plain or level field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly from Flagg, a township in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Dutch.) "Vlak" flat, low ground.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Flack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Flack Come From? nationality or country of origin

Flack (Arabic: فلاك) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flack? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,232nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 412,471 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Flack are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 43 people.

The last name Flack is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,237 people, or 1 in 44,004. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 7 percent are found, North Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Flack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flack surname increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 657 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 563 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Flack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Flack surname is chiefly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flack last name are 20.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.13% registered with the party.

The amount Flack earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning 345,375 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning R 288,840 per year; in United States they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $42,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $55,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flacke91680/
Flaack9124/
Fleack910/
Flak899,884/
Flac89253/
Flaacke839/
Fillack831/
Flacksh830/
Flake806,478/
Flock805,051/
Fliak80711/
Fleak80350/
Flakk80187/
Flyak8067/
Flakh8066/
Flaak8028/
Flajc8020/
Flacs8012/
Flaik804/
Flacc802/
Flauc802/
Flauk802/
Flakc801/
Flact801/
Flacq801/
Flaschke7725/
Flacková779/
Fellak731,782/
Flocke73555/
Pflock73320/
Flaake73125/
Flyakh7365/
Fillak7348/
Flakke7342/
Fleick7341/
Flouck735/
Fleaks732/
Floick731/
Flakss731/
Floock731/
Fleuck731/
Flochk731/
Flasks730/
Fleock730/
Flax673,237/
Floc67364/
Flok67270/
Flag67230/
Flaková6779/
Flakova6721/
Pflocks6715/
Flaq673/
Vellack671/
Fellock671/
Filliac671/
Fillakh671/
Flacque671/
Fillock670/

Flack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flack in the Arabic language
فلاكflak-

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Flack Reference & Research

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