Lunn Surname

28,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Lunn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lune.' But while there seems every reason to suppose that some of our Lunns are thus derived, there can be no doubt that (2) is the chief parent.

Lone le Lef, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Lunn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,9651:6,9951,018
United States6,0641:59,7727,047
Canada1,7821:20,6772,856
Australia1,2051:22,4033,088
Scotland3681:14,5481,845
New Zealand3541:12,7922,235
Bahamas2241:1,749288
Northern Ireland1881:9,8141,570
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
Wales1201:25,7882,682
Ireland1051:44,8473,381
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Norway661:77,91310,889
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
France201:3,321,136213,627
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norfolk Island31:765177
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Belize11:355,4743,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malta11:430,2723,380
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2721:16,2862,027
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6501:6,6781,035
Scotland2431:15,4041,699
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:64,3837,014

Lunn (214) may also be a first name.

Lunn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lune.' But while there seems every reason to suppose that some of our Lunns are thus derived, there can be no doubt that (2) is the chief parent.

Lone le Lef, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reginald fil. Lune, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William Luneson, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Bartelom' Lune, Suffolk, ibid.

Robert Lune, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Lunell Wodeward, Essex, ibid.

(a) Local, 'of the hind' which see. In this case the final 'd' has been dropped.

1722. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard and Anne Lund: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1728. — Caroline, d. Richard and Anne Lunn: ibid.

1581. Henry Lunde, or Lunne, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Celtic) 1 Strong, Fierce [Gaelic and Irish lonn] 2 Dweller at a Marsh or Wet Meadow [Gaelic lón] 3 a nickname from the Elk [Gaelic and Irish lon] 4 a nickname from the Blackbird [Gaelic and Irish lon; in place-names often lun] (English) the Old Teutonic name-stem Lun- (as in the Anglo-Saxon names Luning, Lunling, Luna, etc.) (Scandinavian) occasionally for Lund, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name found in east Ulster

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A corruption of Lund. There are several localities so called in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lunn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunn (Hindi: लुंण, Russian: Лунн) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lunn.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,197th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 382,187 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Lunn live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 617,781st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 214 people.

The last name Lunn is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 7,965 people, or 1 in 6,995. In England Lunn is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and West Midlands, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Lunn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lunn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lunn surname grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lunn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lunn are 5.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lunn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning 295,440 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.96% more than the national average, earning R 394,380 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,251 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunne8989/
Launn8927/
Lunng8911/
Lunnd892/
Lyunn891/
Lgunn891/
Leunn891/
Luinn890/
Lun8639,031/
Launne8044/
Lounne802/
Lungne801/
Liuinn801/
Lusinn800/
Lund75121,658/
Lung7533,177/
Lunt759,716/
Loun757,540/
Laun753,207/
Luhn752,072/
Lune751,990/
Luin75824/
Lonn75598/
Liun75414/
Leun75288/
Lunc7554/
Hlun7548/
Lyun7533/
Lhun7523/
Luun7522/
Lusn7515/
Lunå7512/
Luyn7510/
Lumn759/
Lutn756/
Lunh754/
Lgun753/
Lunø751/
Llun751/
Lunnova7373/
Lucinne733/
Leung67409,913/
Lundh673,694/
Lucin673,280/
Lutin672,979/
Laune671,696/
Liung671,494/
Lundt671,203/
Luten671,018/
Ålund67763/
Loung67703/
Lahun67676/
Lound67611/
Lusin67594/
Laund67542/
Lount67458/
Luing67429/
Lucen67390/
Leune67343/
Luhyn67314/
Laung67302/
Launt67236/
Leunk67214/
Loune67189/
Lundø67148/
Lusen67146/
Lunøe67144/
Luine67111/
Lautn67103/
Luihn6786/
Lugne6754/
Lohun6753/
Hlund6737/
Ølund6727/
Luhne6722/
Lunnehed6718/
Llune6716/
Launh6714/
Lungh6714/
Lyuin6713/
Lutyn6713/
Lusne6712/
Luijn6711/
Lounh6710/
Llung6710/
Lyunh679/
Leunt678/
Lutín678/
Lundd677/
Lunqu676/
Lusng676/
Llund675/
Lausn674/
Liune674/
Lundå674/
Luncg674/
Luşin673/
Leund672/
Lunhe672/
Luinq672/
Lusyn672/
Lyumn671/
Lyunnova671/
Luunh671/
Lluin671/
Lhoun671/
Leunq671/
Lauhn671/
Lauun671/
Luind671/
Lungg671/
Luyện671/
Hlune671/
Luçin671/
Luĭng671/
Luint671/
Lyund671/
Hluin671/
L'Ung671/
Lhung671/
Hlung671/
Lungk671/
Lumnq671/
Luink671/
Loenn671/
Lumne670/
Gliun670/
Hlunt670/

Lunn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunn in the Hindi language
लुंणlunna33.33
लूंनlunna33.33
लुन्नlunna33.33
Lunn in the Russian language
Луннlunn-

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