Flemens is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Flemens
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Flemens is a variation of the Flemen. See Fleming - A native of Flanders. Many natives of that country joined William the Conqueror in the invasion of England. Several persons designated Flandrensis occur in Domesday Book; thus Winemar F. was a tenant in chief in county of Bucks, and Hugo F. in Bedfordshire. Walterus Flandrensis was a tenant in chief in Herts, Bucks, Bedford, etc. He "assumed this surname in regard he came from Flanders, and assisted William at the battle of Hastings. Walter Bek, who came over with the Conqueror, had a large inheritance in Flanders, and had several lordships given him in England; but whether Walter F. and Walter sufficiently appear."

There have been numerous settlements of Flemings at subsequent periods, and Le Fleming was a very common surname throughout the middle ages.

The variant form of Fleming. One who came from Flanders meaning "plain," a medieval county extending along the coast of the Low Countries.

Flemens is the form of the Fleeming. The Old Scotch form of Fleming. See Fleming - A native of Flanders. Many natives of that country joined William the Conqueror in the invasion of England. Several persons designated Flandrensis occur in Domesday Book; thus Winemar F. was a tenant in chief in county of Bucks, and Hugo F. in Bedfordshire. Walterus Flandrensis was a tenant in chief in Herts, Bucks, Bedford, etc. He "assumed this surname in regard he came from Flanders, and assisted William at the battle of Hastings. Walter Bek, who came over with the Conqueror, had a large inheritance in Flanders, and had several lordships given him in England; but whether Walter F. and Walter sufficiently appear."

There have been numerous settlements of Flemings at subsequent periods, and Le Fleming was a very common surname throughout the middle ages

The Fleemings, Earls of Wigtoun in the XIII century were latinized Flandrensis and Flammaticus.

How popular is Flemens?

Flemens is common in United States.

Flemens is ranked 1396976 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Flemenss plummeted by 3.74 per cent to 103 since 2000 and slipped by 14415 spots and ranked at 157234. The last name was found in merely 3 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.73 80.37
Black 17.48 16.82
Others 5.83 0
Flemens is a very rare surname, few people in United States have the family name and might be arised from United States. Around 156 people have been found who wears Flemens as their family name. Flemens have bearers in just 1 or 2 countries. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Flemens:
144,196 United States156

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