Flagg

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English

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Etymology

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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

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Flagg (countable and uncountable, plural Flaggs)

  1. A village in Derbyshire, England.
  2. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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

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