Flaming Family Crest & Name History

Spellings drift, and Flaming is where Flemming drifted for some families. The name is generally explained as “The Fleming”.

A variant of Flemming

Before spelling was fixed, Flemming was also written Flaming. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Surname statistics

The 2010 US Census counted 771 people named Flaming, ranking it number 30,339 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames.

Heraldry and the Flaming name

Looking for a Flaming coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

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