Flint is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Flint
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Our Anglo-Saxon ancestors had a subordinate deity whom they named Flint, and whose idol was an actual flintstone of large size. The name of the god would readily become the appellation of a man, and that would in time become hereditary as a surname. Such it had become, without any prefix, at the date of the Hundred Rolls, and even in Domesday we have in Suffolk an Alwin Flint. The town of Flint, in North Wales, may however have a claim to its origin.

Descendant of Flint meaning "rock or flint"; one who came from Flint, a town and county in Wales.

How popular is Flint?

Flint is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Germany, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, Ghana, Nigeria, Wales, Netherlands, Thailand, Northern Ireland.

Flint is ranked 14592 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Flint bearers increased by 3 per cent in 2010 US census to 15123 since 2000, the surname slipped by 131 spots and ranked at 2399. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.21 86.88
Black 9.42 9.4
Hispanic or Latino 2.48 1.51
Others 1.85 1.41
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42 0.4
Flint is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 38184 people have been found who wears Flint as their family name. Flint is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Flint:
2,290 United States20,039
Countries with thousands of Flint:
856 England9,339
1,346 Australia2,977
3,635 Canada1,347
Countries with hundreds of Flint:
12,296 Germany813
28,711 Russia522
14,016 South Africa460
2,153 New Zealand366
2,146 Scotland300
9,187 Ghana277
42,311 Nigeria177
2,022 Wales164
18,833 Netherlands141
94,667 Thailand128
2,244 Northern Ireland106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,147 Denmark93
92,996 France88
39,725 Argentina78
27,203 Japan67
240 Isle of Man61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,812 Spain48
14,843 Sweden46
27,273 Belarus43
134,967 Brazil40
6,278 Singapore39
73,637 Poland36
7,012 Ireland30
786 Barbados27
43,971 Belgium27
14,277 Lithuania25
23,187 United Arab Emirates20
59,260 Zimbabwe17
52,281 Austria15
19,471 Estonia12
578,870 India12
108,968 Italy12
37,411 Norway12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
7,200 China10
4,135 Nicaragua9
31,288 Peru9
3,584 El Salvador8
63,315 Switzerland8
24,791 Latvia7
75,466 Israel6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Kath Flint was 25 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 20, 1846. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as workwoman and took Hannah Kerr from Liverpool. 17 years old William Flint, 27 years old Levi Flint, Workman William Flint, Immigrant Seaton Flint, Tailoress George Flint, 32 years old John Flint, Charles Flint (24) Workman, 30 years old Isaac Flint, and 4 other Flint around 83.33% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Germany

Louis Flint hailed from Germany. 7 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg & Southampton on Bavaria and arrived on October 25, 1862. Farmer Herm. Flint, 30 years old Friedr. Flint, Laborer Wilh. Flint, 9 months old Wilh. Flint, Carl Flint (26) Pot maker, Carl Flint (4), Karl Flint, aged 46, Martha Flint (6), Olga Flint, aged 3, Otto Flint (8), 2 years old Wilhe. Flint, and 3 other Flint around 40% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and servant migrated to US.

Flint Namesakes

  • F. S. Flint, prominent member of the Imagist group
  • Robert Flint, Scottish theologian and philosopher
  • David Flint, Australian legal academic
  • Katja Flint, German actress
  • Kenneth C. Flint, American fantasy novelist
  • Jerry Flint, senior automotive editor for 'Forbes' magazine
  • Miles Flint, former President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB since June 2004
  • Hughie Flint, English drummer, known for his stint
  • Louis Flint, English cricketer
  • Roland Flint, American poet and professor of English at Georgetown University
  • Shelby Flint, singer-songwriter who had two top-100 hits
  • Edward S. Flint, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1861–1862
  • William Russell Flint, Scottish artist and illustrator
  • Eric Flint, American author, editor, and e-publisher
  • Caroline Flint, British Labour Party politician
  • Frank Putnam Flint, Born in North Reading, Massachusetts
  • Keith Flint, English singer, musician and dancer
  • Henry Flint, British comic book artist
  • Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer
  • Harry A. "Paddy" Flint, officer of the United States Army during World War II
  • Deirdre Flint, satirical folk-rock singer/songwriter
  • Billa Flint, businessman and political figure in Ontario
  • McGuinness Flint, rock band
  • Silver Flint, catcher in Major League Baseball
  • Homer Eon Flint, American writer of pulp science fiction novels and short stories
  • Charles Ranlett Flint, founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM
  • Bruiser Flint, American men's college basketball coach
  • Joseph Flint, English cricketer

Flint Namesakes

  • F. S. Flint, prominent member of the Imagist group
  • Robert Flint, Scottish theologian and philosopher
  • David Flint, Australian legal academic
  • Katja Flint, German actress
  • Kenneth C. Flint, American fantasy novelist
  • Jerry Flint, senior automotive editor for 'Forbes' magazine
  • Miles Flint, former President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB since June 2004
  • Hughie Flint, English drummer, known for his stint
  • Louis Flint, English cricketer
  • Roland Flint, American poet and professor of English at Georgetown University
  • Shelby Flint, singer-songwriter who had two top-100 hits
  • Edward S. Flint, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1861–1862
  • William Russell Flint, Scottish artist and illustrator
  • Eric Flint, American author, editor, and e-publisher
  • Caroline Flint, British Labour Party politician
  • Frank Putnam Flint, Born in North Reading, Massachusetts
  • Keith Flint, English singer, musician and dancer
  • Henry Flint, British comic book artist
  • Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer
  • Harry A. "Paddy" Flint, officer of the United States Army during World War II
  • Deirdre Flint, satirical folk-rock singer/songwriter
  • Billa Flint, businessman and political figure in Ontario
  • McGuinness Flint, rock band
  • Silver Flint, catcher in Major League Baseball
  • Homer Eon Flint, American writer of pulp science fiction novels and short stories
  • Charles Ranlett Flint, founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM
  • Bruiser Flint, American men's college basketball coach
  • Joseph Flint, English cricketer

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