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Where did the Irish Flemming family come from? What is the Irish Flemming family crest and coat of arms? When did the Flemming family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Flemming family history?

Flemming is a name that originated amongst the industrious people of Flanders The name came to Ireland with the Anglo-Norman settlers that followed the Strongbow led invasions of 1171 and 1172. The Flemming name is derived from the Old French word "flamanc," which means a " Flemish person" or simply a "Fleming."

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First found in the eastern Irish county of Meath. There, the family acquired considerable estates and built the Castle Slane.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flemming research. Another 167 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1404, 1416, 1542, 1590, 1599, 1631, 1593 and 1666 are included under the topic Early Flemming History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 121 words(9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Flemming Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Flemming Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Alexander Flemming, who arrived in New England in 1754
  • John Flemming, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1772
  • Jas Flemming, aged 26, arrived in Virginia in 1773
  • Christian Flemming, who arrived in America in 1777
  • Andrew Flemming, who landed in New York, NY in 1778


Flemming Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Wm Flemming, who landed in America in 1805
  • Thos Flemming, who landed in New York, NY in 1812
  • Thomas Flemming, aged 55, arrived in Massachusetts in 1813
  • William Flemming, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816
  • Joseph S Flemming, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1821


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  • Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996), United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare between 1958 to 1961 and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Brian Flemming (b. 1966), American film director and playwright
  • Cecil Wood Flemming (b. 1902), prominent orthopaedic surgeon
  • Hugh John Flemming (1899-1982), Canadian politician and Premier of New Brunswick
  • Jane Christina Flemming (b. 1965), former Australian Olympic track and field athlete
  • Thomas Flemming (b. 1967), former Olympic freestyle swimmer
  • Walther Flemming (1843-1905), German biologist


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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  4. Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
  5. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Print.
  6. Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
  7. Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
  8. Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
  9. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
  10. Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
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The Flemming Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Flemming Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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