The Fleming surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 90,677 people carried this name — #342 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,250 people counted. That is up 3% from 87,949 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Fleming surname
An English surname transferred from the nickname [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Fleming» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 170 births for the Fleming name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 7,500 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 3 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 263 people named Fleming live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Salta.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
184 people named Fleming have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 239 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 111 people named Fleming.
49 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
91 people named Fleming live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
102 people named Fleming are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Fleming,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Fleming d. 1650 · politician
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Francis Fleming d. 1558 · politician
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Oliver Fleming d. 1661 · diplomat
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Tom Fleming d. 1977 · bowls player
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William Fleming d. 1757 · politician
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William Fleming d. 1540 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fleming.
- Flavin 2,064 · U.S. census
- Fleck 8,852 · U.S. census
- Fleig 894 · U.S. census
- Fleisch 321 · U.S. census
- Fleischer 3,981 · U.S. census
- Fleischmann 2,206 · U.S. census
- Flesch 1,487 · U.S. census
- Fletcher 83,063 · U.S. census
- Fleurant 609 · U.S. census
- Fleury 4,934 · U.S. census
- Flick 7,661 · U.S. census
- Flicker 700 · U.S. census
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