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

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

The form of 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.

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

The lastname is a variant form of 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.

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.

How popular is Fleming?

Fleming is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Brazil, Saint Martin, Wales, Portugal, Germany, Thailand, Chile, Anguilla, Poland, Argentina, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, Liberia, Venezuela, United States Virgin Islands, Russia, Spain, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji, Guyana, France.

Fleming is ranked 2853 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fleming bearers increased by 3.1 per cent in 2010 US census to 90677 since 2000, the surname slipped by 25 spots and ranked at 342. The last name was found in around 3 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 71.71 74.59
Black 22.76 21.51
Others 2.21 1.55
Hispanic or Latino 2.19 1.43
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.44
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.52 0.48
Fleming is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Anguilla is ahead in terms of density. Around 196620 people have been found who wears Fleming as their family name. Fleming is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Fleming:
302 United States119,939
Countries with ten thousands of Fleming:
409 England18,008
212 Australia15,680
359 Canada12,664
Countries with thousands of Fleming:
83 Scotland8,358
138 Ireland5,980
182 New Zealand3,010
150 Northern Ireland2,223
4,991 South Africa1,398
7,986 Brazil1,033
Countries with hundreds of Fleming:
15 Saint Martin814
538 Wales623
1,467 Portugal491
21,099 Germany446
25,760 Thailand439
2,253 Chile357
8 Anguilla344
19,144 Poland291
12,809 Argentina282
10,425 Netherlands279
2,198 Dominican Republic254
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
1,936 Liberia231
4,394 Venezuela220
50 United States Virgin Islands212
64,939 Russia183
16,363 Spain181
142 Grenada161
1,472 Trinidad and Tobago127
1,425 Fiji126
1,065 Guyana123
75,172 France120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
177,764 India88
24,192 Japan87
200 Antigua and Barbuda85
2,869 Singapore77
11,556 Switzerland74
517 Barbados73
24,781 Zimbabwe70
2,665 Jamaica67
131 Northern Mariana Islands67
11,058 Sweden62
115,801 Philippines54
1,923 Luxembourg52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
113,480 Nigeria44
244 Saint Kitts and Nevis42
254 Bermuda41
400 Guernsey37
3,952 Panama37
18,058 Norway36
488 Isle of Man35
25,867 Mexico32
167 British Virgin Islands30
15,676 Denmark30
19,489 Peru30
11,386 Uruguay28
721 Jersey27
239,866 Indonesia26
371 Cayman Islands22
1,143 Guam21
16,789 Iraq21
59,312 Malaysia21
34,739 Israel19
4,164 China18
101,426 Italy18
753 American Samoa17
60,802 Kazakhstan17
26,475 Finland14
7,075 Cyprus13
4,016 Honduras12
834 Marshall Islands12
83,447 Papua New Guinea11
2,636 Vietnam11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
68,851 Belarus10
17,975 Colombia10
3,685 Hong Kong10
993 South Korea9
4,667 Costa Rica8
26,217 Estonia8
53,030 Hungary8
1,703 Saint Lucia7
25,178 Afghanistan6
103,447 Belgium6
105,647 Czechia6
3,707 Puerto Rico6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 18 years old dressmaker Catherine Fleming who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 21, 1846 by Liberty put out from Cork. 20 years old Jane Fleming, Anne Fleming, aged 20, Workman William Fleming, Isabella Fleming, 28 years old Edward Fleming, Maid Elizh. Fleming, John Fleming, aged 23, Judith Fleming, and 519 other Fleming around 57.14% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver and servant, farmer, spinster, seamstress, laundry man/ ironer, tanner, mechanic, tailoress migrated to US.

From Germany

Marg. Fleming was 16 years old when she migrated to USA on December 16, 1853. She lived in Germany where she worked as farmer and took Charles Crocker from Cork & Liverpool. Laborer Friedk. Fleming, Henry Fleming, aged 23, 45 years old Henry Fleming, Caroline Fleming (15), Laborer Heinrich Fleming, Henriette Fleming, Johanne Fleming, aged 6, 8 years old Pauline Fleming, and 22 other Fleming around 40.91% of whom were laborer while others worked as spinner migrated to US from Liverpool, London and Bremen.

Fleming Namesakes

  • Ian Fleming, English author
  • Osbourne Fleming, politician and a former chief minister of Anguilla
  • Rhonda Fleming, retired American film/television actress and singer
  • Kelly Fleming, #REDIRECT Columbine High School massacre#11:29 a
  • David Fleming, Lord Fleming, Scottish politician and judge
  • M. Brendan Fleming, mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts, from 1982 to 1984
  • Marcus Fleming, British economist
  • Karl Fleming, American journalist
  • Evelyn St. Croix Fleming, Evelyn St
  • Janet Stewart, Lady Fleming, illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland
  • Gordon H. Fleming, American writer
  • Marjorie Fleming, Scottish child writer and poet
  • Sarah Lee Brown Fleming, African-American educator, social and community activist, playwright
  • Walter M. Fleming, prominent physician and surgeon
  • Alison Fleming, Northern Irish television presenter and journalist and a former presenter and reporter for UTV Live
  • Donald S. Fleming, politician from Alberta, Canada
  • John V. Fleming, American literary critic and the Louis W. Fairchild
  • Kieran Fleming, member of the 4th Battalion
  • John Willis Fleming, English landed proprietor and Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Edward Fleming, Conservative Party politician
  • Maurie Fleming, long time administrator of the Richmond Football Club
  • David Hay Fleming, Scottish historian and antiquary
  • William Bennett Fleming, U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • Roger Eustace Le Fleming, officer
  • Launcelot Fleming, British Anglican bishop
  • Gavin Fleming, Canadian merchant and political figure
  • Alexander Fleming, He wrote many articles on bacteriology
  • John Ambrose Fleming, FRS designed the radio transmitter with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made
  • Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer
  • Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College
  • Michael Anthony Fleming, Irish-born Friar Minor
  • Andrew Fleming, American film and television director and screenwriter
  • Sandford Fleming, Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor
  • Victor Fleming, American film director, cinematographer
  • Vic Fleming, American judge, law professor, and writer residing
  • James P. Fleming, United States Air Force pilot in the Vietnam War
  • Peggy Fleming, American former figure skater
  • Francis P. Fleming, American politician and the 15th Governor of Florida
  • Susan Fleming, American actress and the wife of comic actor Harpo Marx
  • Renée Fleming, American opera singer and soprano
  • Stephen Fleming, former New Zealand cricketer
  • Donald Fleming, Canadian parliamentarian
  • Rob Fleming, Canadian politician
  • Valentine Fleming, British Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Craig Fleming, English former footballer who played as a defender
  • Erin Fleming, Canadian actress best known as the companion of Groucho Marx
  • Nancy Fleming, American beauty pageant titleholder
  • Chummy Fleming, pioneer unionist, agitator for the unemployed
  • Art Fleming, American actor and television host
  • Erik R. Fleming, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 72nd District
  • Troy Fleming, former American football fullback
  • Jaqueline Fleming, Danish actress
  • Sharona Fleming, fictional character
  • Damien Fleming, former Australian cricketer
  • Lucy Fleming, British actress

Fleming Namesakes

  • Ian Fleming, English author
  • Osbourne Fleming, politician and a former chief minister of Anguilla
  • Rhonda Fleming, retired American film/television actress and singer
  • Kelly Fleming, #REDIRECT Columbine High School massacre#11:29 a
  • David Fleming, Lord Fleming, Scottish politician and judge
  • M. Brendan Fleming, mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts, from 1982 to 1984
  • Marcus Fleming, British economist
  • Karl Fleming, American journalist
  • Evelyn St. Croix Fleming, Evelyn St
  • Janet Stewart, Lady Fleming, illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland
  • Gordon H. Fleming, American writer
  • Marjorie Fleming, Scottish child writer and poet
  • Sarah Lee Brown Fleming, African-American educator, social and community activist, playwright
  • Walter M. Fleming, prominent physician and surgeon
  • Alison Fleming, Northern Irish television presenter and journalist and a former presenter and reporter for UTV Live
  • Donald S. Fleming, politician from Alberta, Canada
  • John V. Fleming, American literary critic and the Louis W. Fairchild
  • Kieran Fleming, member of the 4th Battalion
  • John Willis Fleming, English landed proprietor and Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Edward Fleming, Conservative Party politician
  • Maurie Fleming, long time administrator of the Richmond Football Club
  • David Hay Fleming, Scottish historian and antiquary
  • William Bennett Fleming, U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • Roger Eustace Le Fleming, officer
  • Launcelot Fleming, British Anglican bishop
  • Gavin Fleming, Canadian merchant and political figure
  • Alexander Fleming, He wrote many articles on bacteriology
  • John Ambrose Fleming, FRS designed the radio transmitter with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made
  • Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer
  • Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College
  • Michael Anthony Fleming, Irish-born Friar Minor
  • Andrew Fleming, American film and television director and screenwriter
  • Sandford Fleming, Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor
  • Victor Fleming, American film director, cinematographer
  • Vic Fleming, American judge, law professor, and writer residing
  • James P. Fleming, United States Air Force pilot in the Vietnam War
  • Peggy Fleming, American former figure skater
  • Francis P. Fleming, American politician and the 15th Governor of Florida
  • Susan Fleming, American actress and the wife of comic actor Harpo Marx
  • Renée Fleming, American opera singer and soprano
  • Stephen Fleming, former New Zealand cricketer
  • Donald Fleming, Canadian parliamentarian
  • Rob Fleming, Canadian politician
  • Valentine Fleming, British Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Craig Fleming, English former footballer who played as a defender
  • Erin Fleming, Canadian actress best known as the companion of Groucho Marx
  • Nancy Fleming, American beauty pageant titleholder
  • Chummy Fleming, pioneer unionist, agitator for the unemployed
  • Art Fleming, American actor and television host
  • Erik R. Fleming, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 72nd District
  • Troy Fleming, former American football fullback
  • Jaqueline Fleming, Danish actress
  • Sharona Fleming, fictional character
  • Damien Fleming, former Australian cricketer
  • Lucy Fleming, British actress

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