Explore the Family Name Flanery

The meaning of Flanery

Irish: variant of Flannery.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Flanery saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 16,754 among all surnames but slipped down to 17,367 by 2010, showing a decline of 3.66%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 3.57% during the same period, rising from 1,570 in 2000 to 1,626 in 2010. The proportion of people with the surname Flanery per 100,000 decreased by 5.17%, indicating that while the total number of people with this surname grew, it did not keep pace with the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,754	#17,367	-3.66%
Count	1,570	1,626	3.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.55	-5.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flanery

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Flanery. Between 2000 and 2010, individuals identifying as white and holding this surname decreased by 2.93%, from 96.56% to 93.73%. Conversely, those who identified as Hispanic or belonging to two or more races increased significantly, with Hispanics accounting for 3.20% in 2010, up from 1.53% in 2000, representing an increase of 109.15%. Those identifying as being of two or more races went from 0.89% to 2.03%, marking an impressive 128.09% increase. The database suppressed data for Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in 2000, but by 2010, 0.55% of those with the surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	93.73%	-2.93%
Hispanic	1.53%	3.2%	109.15%
Two or More Races	0.89%	2.03%	128.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.45%	0%	0%