Explore the Family Name Flemister

The meaning of Flemister

Origin undetermined.

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

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

The surname Flemister, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has modestly increased in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Flemister ranked as the 23,968th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen slightly to the 23,899th position, a minor change of about 0.29 percent. The count of people with this surname also rose during this period, from 983 individuals in 2000 to 1,056 individuals in 2010, marking a notable increase of 7.43 percent. Its proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,968	#23,899	0.29%
Count	983	1,056	7.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.36	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flemister

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Flemister, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. For example, individuals identified as White dropped from 26.55 percent in 2000 to 22.82 percent in 2010, a decline of around 14.05 percent. On the other hand, those identifying as Black saw an increase from 67.04 percent to 70.27 percent during the same period, a rise of roughly 4.82 percent. There was also a substantial increase in the Hispanic category, which soared from 1.02 percent in 2000 to 1.89 percent in 2010, an impressive growth of 85.29 percent. The percentage of people with two or more races saw a slight increase of 1.07 percent, while no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	67.04%	70.27%	4.82%
White	26.55%	22.82%	-14.05%
Two or More Races	4.68%	4.73%	1.07%
Hispanic	1.02%	1.89%	85.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%