Flegg Surname

296,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Flegg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flegg.' East and West Flegg are hundreds in the county of Norfolk.

Algar de Flegg, Norfolk, temp. Henry II: History of Norfolk.

Henry de Flegg, Norfolk, temp. Richard I: ibid.

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Flegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6081:91,6429,853
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Australia2481:108,85412,149
United States511:7,107,038327,397
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4261:57,2196,760
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Flegg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Flegg.' East and West Flegg are hundreds in the county of Norfolk.

Algar de Flegg, Norfolk, temp. Henry II: History of Norfolk.

Henry de Flegg, Norfolk, temp. Richard I: ibid.

John de Flegg, Norfolk, temp. Henry III: ibid.

William de Flegg, Norfolk, 53 Henry III: ibid.

John Flegg, Bokenham Ferry, Norfolk, 7 Henry VIII: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Flegg (Norf.) [cp. Dano-Norwegian flekke and Swea. fläck = Dutch vlek, a village, borough] John de Flegg.—Blomefield, Hist. Norf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

East and West Flegg are two hundreds in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Flegg; from the Danish, Vlak, Fleck; from the Dutch, Vleck; from the German, Fleck, Fleger; personal name from the German, and W. Flegg are hundreds in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Flegg Last Name Facts

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

Flegg (Russian: Флэгг) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flegg? popularity and diffusion

Flegg is the 296,403rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. The surname Flegg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Flegg reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 91,642. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 14 percent reside, Kent, where 12 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Beside England Flegg is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Flegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flegg has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Flegg last name rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 425 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Flegg surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Flegg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.19% less than the national average, earning R 135,012 per year; in United States they earn 48.92% more than the national average, earning $64,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $49,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fleg8959/
Fleig804,815/
Fligg80691/
Flieg80679/
Vlegg8011/
Flygg806/
Pfleg803/
Flegt801/
Fleyg801/
Flegs801/
Fleag800/
Fleug800/
Flg7520/
Felleg73154/
Flaigg7339/
Fliegh7315/
Fleigh7310/
Flegue735/
Fliggs731/
Feeleg730/
Fleugh730/
Pfleeg730/
Flek671,411/
Flig67350/
Flex67296/
Flyg6774/
Flke6710/
Felg675/
Flec674/
Flög673/
Fellegh671/
Filg671/
Fleague671/
Flegová671/
Fleq671/
Flekgue671/
Fylg671/
Felleug671/
Pflg671/
Vflg671/
Fjlg671/
Fllg671/
Flcg671/
Flgc671/
Flgh671/
Flgz671/

Flegg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flegg in the Russian language
Флэггflegg-

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