Clynch Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clynch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clench,' a local term of which I have not discovered the origin.

John de la Clenche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman Clenche, Suffolk ibid.

Richard Clenche, Suffolk, ibid.

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Clynch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Ireland1771:26,6042,463
England1681:331,65524,447
Australia781:346,09929,260
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1081:41,0173,721
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Clynch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the clench,' a local term of which I have not discovered the origin.

John de la Clenche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman Clenche, Suffolk ibid.

Richard Clenche, Suffolk, ibid.

1582. William Stickney and Dorothy Clenche: Marriage Lic. (London).

1584. John Clenche, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

— Ambrose Clench, Norfolk: ibid.

1593. Edward Hill and Margaret Clincne: Marriage Lic. I London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Clinch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The family of Clinch, now best represented in and around Sittingbourne, resided in Hernehill in this county during the 17th century (H.), where the name still remains.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Clynch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Clynch Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Clynch is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clynch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,143rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. Clynch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Clynch live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 31 percent live, Connecticut, where 9 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 26 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

Clynch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clynch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clynch surname expanded 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 164 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clynch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Clynch surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Clynch last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clynch earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.69% more than the national average, earning $53,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $47,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clynche921/
Clnch911/
Clinch834,487/
Clench83551/
Klynch838/
Clnc801/
Chlench7742/
Clinche7718/
Cloinch772/
Clenche772/
Clintch771/
Clinc735/
Clenc733/
Clainche715/
Clinci67611/
Clenci67262/
Klinch6734/
Klench675/
Clynds670/

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