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Fleming

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How to Pronounce Fleming

Pronounced FLEM-ing /ˈflɛ.mɪŋ/Medium

Meaning: Fleming is a surname meaning 'a man from Flanders', given to Flemish weavers and traders who settled in Britain in the Middle Ages. Common in Scotland and England, it later served as a masculine first name. It has no separate personal meaning beyond that regional origin.Medium

In 30 seconds: Fleming is a Scottish and English surname meaning 'man from Flanders'. A vintage first name, it faded across the twentieth century (said FLEM-ing).
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Origin MediumEnglish, Scottish
MeaningFleming is a surname meaning 'a man from Flanders', given to Flemish weavers and traders who settled in Britain in the Middle Ages. Common in Scotland and England, it later served as a masculine first name. It has no separate personal meaning beyond that regional origin.
U.S. rank (2006)#12657 ↘ Falling
2006 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1917
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,017

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191718802006

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Fleming marked a person as a Fleming, a native of Flanders, the prosperous weaving region of the medieval Low Countries. Flemish settlers were numerous in Scotland and England, and the surname they left behind was later adopted, in the American fashion, as a first name.

In United States records Fleming as a given name was most common in the early twentieth century, then faded toward rarity. A man given it at its peak belongs to a great-grandfather's generation.

Did you know? Author Ian Fleming, who created James Bond, bore this surname, a reminder that Fleming points to Flanders, the old cloth-weaving region.
Overall data confidence 68%
References - Fleming — Surname 'man from Flanders'; Flemish settlers in Britain

Variations

FlemmingFlemmyngFlemin

Nicknames

Flem

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Fleming mean?

Fleming is a Scottish and English surname meaning 'man from Flanders', a Fleming.

How do you pronounce Fleming?

It's said FLEM-ing /ˈflɛ.mɪŋ/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Fleming a boy or girl name?

Fleming is used as a boy's name.

Is Fleming a popular name?

No, it is a vintage rarity, most often heard as a first name in the early twentieth century.

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