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Flagg Name Meaning

English:: habitational name from Middle English flag(ge) ‘turf sod block of peat’ (Old Norse flag). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived at a place where turves were cut or toponymic from a place so named such as Flagg Derbyshire. It may also be a nickname for someone who cut turves. Compare Flack . habitational name from Middle English flagge ‘reed rush’ for someone who lived in a place characterised by reeds or perhaps for someone who cut reeds for thatch. perhaps from Middle English flag(ge) ‘flagstone’ (Old Norse flaga) for someone who lived in a place where flagstones were found or quarried.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Fagg, Lage, Clegg, Fogg, Dagg, Flack, Flaa, Hagg, Stagg, Lago

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Where is the Flagg family from?

You can see how Flagg families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Flagg family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Flagg families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 37 Flagg families living in New Brunswick. This was about 46% of all the recorded Flagg's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Flagg families in 1911.
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What did your Flagg ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Flagg. 44% of Flagg men worked as a Farmer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    44%
  • Laborer
    14%
  • Farmers Son
    14%
  • Fisherman
    14%
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Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Flagg life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Flagg in 1945 was 20, and 76 in 2004.

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