# Flemister as a last name **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flemister-as-a-last-name/785077 "2017-04-23T17:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sara20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flemister-as-a-last-name/785077/1 "2017-04-23T17:07:24Z")
Just curious, what is the backround of the last name Flemister? Is it a jewish last name? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flemister-as-a-last-name/785077/2 "2017-04-23T17:16:03Z")
My sources indicate it’s of Flemish origin, i.e. designating someone as being from Flanders, or the portion of Belgium next to the Netherlands. See also Vlaams-Nederlands, or flemish netherlands. As such it’s similar to Fleming. > [@](#): > > Anglicized form of Dutch Vlaamster ‘person from Flanders’ I’ve no idea of it’s a common surname for Flemish jews though. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flemister-as-a-last-name/785077/3 "2017-04-23T18:45:20Z")
The only person named Flemister I’ve ever know of was a guy named [Zeron Flemister](http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Football/4631/4631-1019772Fr.jpg), a tight end for the Washington Redskins in the early 2000s. I always thought it was an awesome name, though he doesn’t look particularly Belgian or Flemish. 😉