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Flint Family History

Flint Surname Meaning

English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint (from Old and Middle English Low German flint) or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual metaphorically as hard as flint.

Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.

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


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Where is the Flint family from?

You can see how Flint families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Flint family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Flint families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 731 Flint families living in Derbyshire. This was about 13% of all the recorded Flint's in United Kingdom. Derbyshire had the highest population of Flint families in 1891.
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What did your Flint 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 Flint. 8% of Flint men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Flint women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Flint were Gardener and Unpaid Domestic.

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

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    8%
  • Bricklayer
    4%
  • Builders Labourer
    3%
  • Gardener
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Private Means
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%

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Census Records

There are 204,000 census records available for the last name Flint. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Flint census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 17,000 immigration records available for the last name Flint. 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 29,000 military records available for the last name Flint. For the veterans among your Flint ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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