Glynn Surname

20,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Glynn Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 an aphæresized form of Macklln, q.v.

2 Dweller in a Glen or Valley [Welsh glyn = Gaelic (and Irish) gleann]

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Glynn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,5761:26,6993,348
England5,0581:11,0161,622
Ireland3,8331:1,229248
Australia1,3731:19,6622,730
Canada8671:42,4985,278
New Zealand2841:15,9452,783
Scotland2271:23,5852,631
Wales1651:18,7552,014
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines981:1,150266
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
France431:1,544,714145,815
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Malta361:11,952723
Trinidad and Tobago351:38,9713,714
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,7481:1,612307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2871:18,9402,720
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4391:20,5902,610

Glynn (16,162) may also be a first name.

Glynn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 an aphæresized form of Macklln, q.v.

2 Dweller in a Glen or Valley [Welsh glyn = Gaelic (and Irish) gleann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mag Fhloinn This sept originated in the Athlone area and the name is now spread throughout Connacht and Clare. MIF 122

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Synonym for Glen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Welsh) Dweller in the narrow valley.

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

A place in the parish of Cardinham, co. Cornwall, the abode of "an ancient family of gentlemen of this name, who for many generations flourished there." Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornwall, i. 171.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'valley' or 'of the valley'.

- joyce5

Glynn Last Name Facts

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

Glynn is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glynn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,830th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 278,204 people. The last name Glynn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Glynn reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 44,127th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 16,162 people.

The last name Glynn is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13,576 people, or 1 in 26,699. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 15 percent are found.

Glynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glynn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glynn last name rose 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 393 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 139 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,419 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 868 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Glynn surname are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glynn earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning 388,782 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning R 226,620 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glyn891,053/
Glnn890/
Ncglynn832/
Glenn8078,395/
Glinn80367/
Gylnn8018/
Glyna805/
Gelnn804/
Gilnn800/
Glyon800/
Glynnová771/
Gln7518/
Glinne73333/
Glenne73218/
Glyngø7313/
Glännå734/
Gllenn731/
Gleenn731/
Gillyn731/
Glen6715,591/
Glin671,106/
Gillyon67306/
Ngln678/
Geln675/
Giln672/
Guillyn672/
Glhn671/
Ncglinn671/
Hgln671/
D'Glenn671/
Glnq671/
Glnk671/
Glln671/
Glleenn670/
Gillenn670/
Gillinn670/
Gellenn670/

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Glynn Reference & Research

Glenn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McGlynn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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

McGlynn 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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