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There are approximately 966 people named Flanders in the UK. That makes it the 7,345th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 15 are named Flanders.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Flanders surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A name given to a native of Flanders, a County or Earldom of the Low Countries, or Netherlands. It took its name either from Flandrina, the wife of Liderick II., Prince of Buc, or from Flambert, the nephew of Clodion, King of France.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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