Flacke Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Flacke 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.
Read More About This SurnameFlacke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 464 | 1:173,503 | 20,403 |
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
The alternate forms: Flacké (23) & Fläcke (6) are calculated separately.
Flacke 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.
Possibly from Flagg, a township in co. Derby.
Local. (Dutch.) "Vlak" flat, low ground.
Flacke Demographics
Flacke Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Flacke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flacke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Flacke occurs most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Flacké or Fläcke. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Flacke? popularity and diffusion
Flacke is the 487,899th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Flacke are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 173,503. In Germany Flacke is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany Flacke exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Flacke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Flacke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flacke last name expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flacke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Flacke surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Flacke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning 351,217 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,494 USD per year.
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