Flynn Surname

3,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Flynn Surname Definition:

Ó Floinn Of several unrelated septs of O’Flynn the most numerous and important are of Corca Laoidhe and Muskerry and of north Connacht. IF 148; MIF 257; Map Cork and Ros; Plate XI

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Flynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States87,1091:4,161459
England18,6191:2,993393
Ireland17,2881:27225
Australia9,7891:2,758377
Canada7,5141:4,904707
Scotland2,4991:2,142392
Northern Ireland1,3301:1,387294
New Zealand1,2021:3,767598
South Africa9731:55,6817,071
Wales8851:3,497376
Thailand3451:204,74933,959
France2511:264,63240,776
Jamaica2391:12,0081,225
Argentina2141:199,73616,554
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Spain1331:351,51920,096
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Panama311:126,2024,409
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
China271:50,641,5392,733
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Guam251:6,405908
India251:30,682,615377,978
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Jersey221:4,509908
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Norway201:257,11427,149
Malta181:23,9041,289
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Honduras171:518,6143,437
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Monaco31:12,3552,088
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland13,5391:32731
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4091:5,529844
Scotland1,0261:3,648601
Wales2891:5,427361
Jersey101:5,188903
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,7381:2,680292

Flynn (2,059) may also be a first name.

Flynn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Floinn Of several unrelated septs of O’Flynn the most numerous and important are of Corca Laoidhe and Muskerry and of north Connacht. IF 148; MIF 257; Map Cork and Ros; Plate XI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Red” in Erse.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

From the Old Norse, Fleinn; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Flynn is the Anglicised version of O Flainn, Gaelic for descendant of Flann, the red haired.

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Flynn Last Name Facts

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

Flynn (Arabic: فلين) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flynn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,744th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,586 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Flynn are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 166,182nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 2,059 people.

The last name Flynn is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 87,109 people, or 1 in 4,161. In The United States Flynn is most prevalent in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 122 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 12 percent live.

Flynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Flynn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flynn last name increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 422 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Flynn surname is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Flynn are 5.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Flynn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning €21,211 per year; in Norway they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning 340,782 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3419.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 682,290 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.55% more than the national average, earning R 343,500 per year; in United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $51,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flymnn911/
Pflynn911/
Fllynn910/
Flynnn910/
Flyn89179/
Flnn896/
D'Flynn831/
Flinn8010,457/
Fylnn8058/
Flynk8020/
Flyhn809/
Flenn807/
Flyon802/
Flyna801/
Flnne801/
Filnn801/
Flynnová774/
Fln755/
Flinne737/
Flaenn731/
Flimnn731/
Fellyn731/
Fllinn731/
Flenne731/
Flinnt730/
Fluinn730/
Flin67950/
Flen67177/
Feln678/
Fillyna674/
Flén673/
Filn673/
Flnt671/
Flnk671/
Flln671/
Fhln671/
Vlyn671/
Fyln671/
Hfln671/

Flynn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flynn in the Arabic language
فلينflyn-

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Flynn Reference & Research

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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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