Explore the Family Name Flaker

The meaning of Flaker

Probably English: variant of Flacker, an occupational name for a turf cutter, from an agent derivative of Middle English flak ‘turf’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Flaker saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Flaker was ranked 59,293rd in terms of commonality amongst other surnames, but by 2010 it had slipped to 71,478th, marking a drop in rank by around 20.55%. The total number of people sharing the Flaker surname also saw a decline during this period, falling from 319 in 2000 to 273 in 2010. This represents a decrease of about 14.42%, with the proportion per 100,000 people dropping by 25% from 0.12 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#71,478	-20.55%
Count	319	273	-14.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flaker

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals named Flaker identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 92.48% of Flakers identified as White, decreasing slightly to 91.94% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a more significant reduction of 17.45%, bringing it down to 4.40% in 2010 from 5.33% in 2000. Interestingly, while there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity recorded under this surname in either year, there was a small increase in those identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2010, though the exact figures have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.48%	91.94%	-0.58%
Hispanic	5.33%	4.4%	-17.45%
Two or More Races	0%	1.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%