Explore the Family Name Flees

The meaning of Flees

Americanized form of Polish or Jewish (from Poland) Flis.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Flees saw a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Flees ranked 50,686 in terms of popular surnames in the United States, but unfortunately lost ground to rank 52,619 in 2010, indicating a decline of 3.81% in its popularity. However, despite this drop in ranking, the total count of people with the Flees surname actually increased from 387 in 2000 to 394 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 1.81%. The proportion of individuals carrying the Flees surname per 100,000 people also witnessed a decrease of 7.14%, falling from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,686	#52,619	-3.81%
Count	387	394	1.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flees

When it comes to ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Flees surname predominantly identifies with the White ethnic group. In 2000, an overwhelming 97.93% of those with the Flees surname identified as White, although this figure slightly decreased to 96.45% by 2010. The Black ethnicity saw a small representation amongst the Flees family with a 1.29% share in 2000 that marginally declined to 1.27% in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation within the Flees surname was non-existent in 2000 but saw a modest appearance at 1.78% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native groups, however, showed no measurable presence for the Flees surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	96.45%	-1.51%
Hispanic	0%	1.78%	0%
Black	1.29%	1.27%	-1.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%