Surname Flemming and pickering?

Question

do you think you could be related to these names, associated with Darlington uk.

Answer 1

Flemming is the British term for an immigrant from Flanders (now part of Belgium). It's a widespread name because there were so many immigrants from Flanders and they lived throughout the British Isles after they fled during the Inquisition and the Reformation.

Answer 2

The Darlington I found is in Durham County.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/f...

stops after it shows 200 people. It stopped at 200 for both surnames when I used just the county. There were less when I limited it to Darlington, but you never know; your ancestors may have been in East or West Newbiggin back in1881, and moved to Darlington later.