Explore the Family Name Flansburg

The meaning of Flansburg

Americanized form of North German and Danish Flensburg: habitational name from Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Flansburg experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 26,035th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 26,282nd spot, representing a change of -0.95%. Despite this small decline in ranking, the count of individuals with the Flansburg surname actually increased during this period, from 885 to 929, marking a growth of almost 5%. This suggests that while the surname became marginally less common relative to others, the actual number of people with the name Flansburg grew.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,035	#26,282	-0.95%
Count	885	929	4.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flansburg

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates several shifts within the Flansburg surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The White ethnicity remained dominant among those with the surname, though its proportion decreased slightly from 94.35% to 90.10%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.24% to 3.12%. Similarly, the proportion of those claiming two or more ethnic identities rose from 1.47% to 2.37%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identification saw an increase from 2.49% to 3.55%. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.35%	90.1%	-4.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.49%	3.55%	42.57%
Hispanic	1.24%	3.12%	151.61%
Two or More Races	1.47%	2.37%	61.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%