Explore the Family Name Flak

The meaning of Flak

1. Polish: nickname from flak ‘bowel, gut’, also ‘rag’. 2. German and Danish: topographic name from a field name, from Low German flak ‘swampy grassland, shallow water’. 3. German: topographic name for someone who lived in flat terrain, from Middle High German vlak ‘flat’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Henryk, Boguslaw, Halina.

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How common is the last name Flak in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Flak" has seen a significant decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Flak was ranked 50,261st most popular surname but slipped to 70,403rd place in 2010, marking a 40.07% drop in its ranking. In terms of count, there were 391 individuals with the surname Flak recorded in 2000, which declined to 278 in 2010, a drop of 28.9%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also saw a decline from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, equating to a 35.71% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#70,403	-40.07%
Count	391	278	-28.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.09	-35.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flak

Based on the ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Flak identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this demographic group from 97.44% in 2000 to 94.96% in 2010. A new development in the 2010 data was the emergence of a Hispanic percentage at 3.24%, which was not present in the 2000 data. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black dropped from 1.28% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.44%	94.96%	-2.55%
Hispanic	0%	3.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.28%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%