Flack Family History

Flack Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English flak ‘sod turf block of peat’ (as found in the placename Flatmoor in Cambridgeshire recorded as Flackemore in 1221) and hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a turf cutter. Compare Flagg.

English: variant of Fleck. German: variant of Flak. German: dialect form of Fleck.

This is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Fleck, Black, Flach, Slack, Plack, Flock, Flak, Clack, Plank, Hack

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Where is the Flack family from?

You can see how Flack families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Flack family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Flack families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 542 Flack families living in Essex. This was about 24% of all the recorded Flack's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Flack families in 1891.

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What did your Flack ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Flack. 9% of Flack men worked as a General labourer and 72% of Flack women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Flack were Builders labourer and Private means.

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General labourer

Farm labourer

Agricultural labourer

Builders labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Private means

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Passenger List

There are 7K immigration records available for the last name Flack. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 10K military records available for the last name Flack. For the veterans among your Flack ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Flack lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Flack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Flack in 1943 was 50, and 75 in 2004.

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Flack Surname Meaning

English: variant of Fleck. German: variant of Flak. German: dialect form of Fleck.

This is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Flack family from?

What did your Flack ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Farm labourer

Agricultural labourer

Builders labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

72%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Private means

What Flack family records will you find?

What is the average Flack lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Flack life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Flack in 1943 was 50, and 75 in 2004.

Flack Family History

Flack Surname Meaning

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Flack Surname Meaning

416,000 record(s) for Flack

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Where is the Flack family from?

What did your Flack ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Flack lifespan?

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