Flener is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.
Surname Flener is variation of the Flanders. One who came from Flanders meaning "plain," a medieval county extending along the coast of the Low Countries.
The lastname Flener is a variation of Flanders. FlemingFrom the country. See - 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 variant of Flounders. Perhaps a corruption of Flanders.
How popular is Flener?
Flener is common in United States, Luxembourg.
Flener is ranked 299958 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Flener bearers increased by 1.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 921 since 2000, the surname slipped by 859 spots and ranked at 26492. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 96.63 | 96.46 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2.39 | 1.88 |
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