What's the origin of this name?

-Flemington.

I'm unsure whether it's a surname or first name, all I know is that it's my grandfather's middle name. I know where his family is from, but I want to know where this name/surname originated.Names like these started in Europe and this will tell you more information http://familytimeline.webs.com/originsof鈥?/a> Flemington is an extention ( spelling varient ) of Fleming

This is an ancient name in Ireland, known to date back to the 12th Century and shortly after the invasion of Henry 11th in 1171. The name means specifically "a man from Flanders" and was found as "le Flamanc", one William Le Flamanc being so recorded in the Yorkshire Assize Rolls in 1219 A.D.. The name is also job descriptive, and "Le Flamanc" probably referred as much to skills as a "Flemish weaver" as the place of origin. In the early medieval period "Flanders" was the centre of all european textile manufacture and several English Kings offered "inducements" to persuade "Flem(m)ings" to emigrate to Britain, and to set up manufacture. The Irish Flemings acquired considerable estates in Co. Meath e.g., (Lord Slane of Slane Castle), but by supporting James 11 against William and Mary, (1690) was ultimately ruined. The name is now found in all Irish provinces, and has been particularly associated with the church, in both denominations. These include Nicholas Fleming, Archbishop of Armagh (circa 1404 - 1416), the Rev. Richard Fleming (1542 - 1590) Professor of Philosophy, Paris, the most prominent theologian of his time, Rev. Patrick Fleming (1599 - 1631), author of the Life of St. Columban and the Rev. Thomas Fleming, Archbishop of Dublin (1593 - 1666). Other recordings include James Fleming, christened at St. Nicholas within, Dublin on July 3rd 1694, and Thomas Fleming, who married a Sarah Aston at St. Peters, Dublin, on January 1st 1760. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Fleming, which was dated March 1st 1435, a christening witness at Slane, Co. Meath, during the reign of King Henry V1, "Founder of Eton College", 1422 - 1461. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.



Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Fleming鈥?/a>Flemington is a place in New Jersey.People with the name Flemington were named after this place. Flemington's name has either of two possible origins. The more likely is from James Watson who early in 1839 came to Port Phillip as a pastoral agent for English and Scottish investors, as well as investing for himself. He purchased land in Flemington and Heidelberg. His wife was Elisabeth Rose, whose father was manager of the Flemington estate in Scotland. (Watson also named his Heidelberg land Rose-Anna, inspired by his wife's name, and the area later became the suburb of Rosanna.) The other possible origin for the name is thought to be Robert Fleming, who established a butchery on the site later taken by the racecourse. A butchery beside the Saltwater (Maribyrnong) River would have been in keeping with the river's later use for noxious outfalls.



This name could have originated from the name Fleming

Fleming \f-lemi-ng, fl(e)-ming\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Fleming is "man from Flanders". Flanders is now Belgium

So the name is for people descending from Belgium

and since these Flems(Belgiums) travel to places like ireland and holland, the name caught on.

:-D
In the US, persons are NOT named after towns/cities. The common standard is the other way around. In the 1300s in England, it is more likely to be that someone took their name as a description of their origin. I have to assume grandpa is far more recent than that.

It is common for sons (sometimes daughters) to have middle names that reflect a maternal ancestor. Rootsweb.com family files have a limited number of people with the last name, showing US, Canada and England. You don't show where grandpa's origins are but it is possible he connects back to one of these. Of course, rootsweb is just one source, and not all inclusive.

Trace grandpa's ancestry back, and it is very possible you will find a Flemington wife somewhere.
Do you mean it is his last name? You said middle name? Well anyways, I searched for it, and had a hard time with it kinda, but then I went to Ancestry.com and it says there was only one immigrant, that they know of, with that name and he was from Ireland.



Here's the link : http://www.ancestry.com/facts/flemington鈥?/a>
It is very possible that Flemington was your grandfather's mother's maiden name. Flemington is English, but there are a few with this name living in the US. Have you done any research on your tree?.

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