Flinn Surname

49,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Flinn Surname Definition:

V. O’Flinn.

Flinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7091:47,0185,706
England8251:67,5377,818
Australia7201:37,4944,900
Canada6711:54,9116,523
Scotland1061:50,5084,357
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Wales611:50,7304,716
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Ireland471:100,1905,388
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1481:29,9323,032
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3631:17,8842,588
Scotland4481:8,3551,129
Wales281:56,0152,800
Isle of Man171:3,192355
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5491:9,0501,151

The alternate forms: Fliñn (1) are calculated separately.

Flinn (101) may also be a first name.

Flinn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. O’Flinn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The red-haired or ruddy-complexioned man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Flinn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flinn (Russian: Флинн) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as: Fliñn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flinn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,235th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 696,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Flinn are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 101 people.

Flinn is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,709 people, or 1 in 47,018. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Flinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flinn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flinn last name increased 139 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 76 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Flinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (73%) in Ireland and Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Flinn last name are 13.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Flinn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning R 285,588 per year; in United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $51,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fliñn931/
Flinne917/
Flimnn911/
Fllinn911/
Flinnt910/
Fluinn910/
Flin89950/
Flnn896/
Flynn80149,993/
Flint8038,181/
Fling801,420/
Fluin80107/
Flion8069/
Fylnn8058/
Flind8039/
Flina8012/
Flimn808/
Flenn807/
Flnne801/
Fllin801/
Flisn801/
Flihn801/
Filnn801/
Flien800/
Fellinne771/
Fln755/
Flindt732,528/
Fellin731,695/
Flinck73718/
Fillin73168/
Figlin7379/
Flinth7379/
Feglin7318/
Fløien7313/
Hfling739/
Fällin735/
Flintø733/
Fllion731/
Flymnn731/
Flihnt731/
Flingh731/
Pflynn731/
Flaenn731/
Flenne731/
Fllint731/
Flynnn730/
Fllynn730/
Flintt730/
Pfling730/
Fillion6712,402/
Felling671,028/
Fylling67798/
Flim67793/
Fülling67761/
Filling67615/
Fölling67374/
Fellion67303/
Flyn67179/
Flen67177/
Følling67151/
Fälling6734/
Flåøien6726/
Fiellin6723/
Fellina6716/
Høfling6710/
Fillina6710/
Fælling679/
Feln678/
Flinova674/
Fellien673/
Filn673/
Flén673/
Flnt671/
Feullin671/
Geeflin671/
Fillien671/
Hfln671/
Fyln671/
D'Flynn671/
Fhln671/
Flln671/
Flnk671/
Pfellin670/

Flinn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flinn in the Russian language
Флиннflinn-

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Flinn Reference & Research

Flynn-Lynn-Flinn-Lin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Flynn-Lynn-Flinn-Lin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Flinn
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