Glynn Surname
Approximately 26,195 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameGlynn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,576 | 1:26,699 | 3,348 |
| England | 5,058 | 1:11,016 | 1,622 |
| Ireland | 3,833 | 1:1,229 | 248 |
| Australia | 1,373 | 1:19,662 | 2,730 |
| Canada | 867 | 1:42,498 | 5,278 |
| New Zealand | 284 | 1:15,945 | 2,783 |
| Scotland | 227 | 1:23,585 | 2,631 |
| Wales | 165 | 1:18,755 | 2,014 |
| South Africa | 137 | 1:395,458 | 35,012 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98 | 1:1,150 | 266 |
| Northern Ireland | 76 | 1:24,277 | 2,748 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Honduras | 19 | 1:464,023 | 3,299 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1:36,178 | 1,426 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,748 | 1:1,612 | 307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,287 | 1:18,940 | 2,720 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,439 | 1:20,590 | 2,610 |
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]
Mag Fhloinn This sept originated in the Athlone area and the name is now spread throughout Connacht and Clare. MIF 122
Synonym for Glen.
(Welsh) Dweller in the narrow valley.
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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'valley' or 'of the valley'.
- joyce5Glynn Demographics
Average Glynn Salary in
United States
$48,753 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn | 89 | 1,053 | / |
| Glnn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ncglynn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Glenn | 80 | 78,395 | / |
| Glinn | 80 | 367 | / |
| Gylnn | 80 | 18 | / |
| Glyna | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gelnn | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gilnn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Glyon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Glynnová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gln | 75 | 18 | / |
| Glinne | 73 | 333 | / |
| Glenne | 73 | 218 | / |
| Glyngø | 73 | 13 | / |
| Glännå | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gllenn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gleenn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gillyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glen | 67 | 15,591 | / |
| Glin | 67 | 1,106 | / |
| Gillyon | 67 | 306 | / |
| Ngln | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geln | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giln | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guillyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncglinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgln | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Glenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glnq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glleenn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gillenn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gillinn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gellenn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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