Flash Surname History

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Flash family

The surname Flash was first found in Huntingdonshire where in the year 1279 William Flexman held estates in that shire. A few years later, Richard le flexmongere was laos listed there in 1294. In Norfolk, Nicholas Flaxman was listed as holding lands there in 1332. 1

Early History of the Flash family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flash research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1205, 1327, 1332, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Flash History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Flash Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Flaxman, Flexman, Flashman, Flachman, Fleshman, Flesh and many more.

Early Notables of the Flash family

More information is included under the topic Early Flash Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Flash migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Flash Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Flash, who landed in Virginia in 1664 2

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)