Flagg
See also: flagg
English edit
Etymology edit
Both the surname and village are from Old English flag (“slab”), itself borrowed from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).
Proper noun edit
Flagg (countable and uncountable, plural Flaggs)
- A village in Derbyshire, England.
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Flagg is the 5122nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6834 individuals. Flagg is most common among White (63.05%) and Black/African American (31.71%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flagg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 580.