Flansburg Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Flansburg Surname User-submission:

Jan Janssen immigrated to the U.S. in the 1600s, where he established residency in what is now the Manhattan area of New York City. He came from Flensburg, Germany, and decided to change his surname so that others from his Old World would readily recognize the name and look him up.

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Flansburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1971:302,80627,874
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Flansburg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jan Janssen immigrated to the U.S. in the 1600s, where he established residency in what is now the Manhattan area of New York City. He came from Flensburg, Germany, and decided to change his surname so that others from his Old World would readily recognize the name and look him up.

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Flansburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flansburg is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Flansburg.

How Common Is The Last Name Flansburg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,581st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,032,737 people. Flansburg is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Flansburg live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,197 people, or 1 in 302,806. In The United States Flansburg is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Washington, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Flansburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Flansburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flansburg surname expanded 777 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flansburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Flansburg surname are 7.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.7% registered with the party.

Flansburg earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,439 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flansburgh9583/
Flansbeurg952/
Flansberg89455/
Flensburg89363/
Flamsburg892/
Flonsburg890/
Flansbarg890/
Flanzburg890/
Flansbergh841/
Flamsburgh840/
Flensborg78686/
Flensberg7838/
Flomsburgh740/

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