Lynchey Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lynchey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynchey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lynchey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lynchey is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynchey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lynchey is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Lynchey is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Lynchey reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 53 percent live, Lancashire, where 33 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Lynchey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lynchey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynchey last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lynchey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lynche9243/
Lynchy9224/
Linchey8656/
Lynsche868/
Lynshey860/
Lynce83413/
Lyncy8371/
Glinchey808/
Lynnchie801/
Linche77220/
Lyncee7754/
Lincey7744/
Lynsey7744/
Lyncha7741/
Lenche7733/
Linchy778/
Lyncke776/
Lynchi774/
Lencey771/
Lyncyh771/
Lynché771/
Lenchy771/
Lnce732/
Lyncker71181/
Linches71165/
Lyndsey71150/
Linchet71143/
Glinche71135/
Lenches7171/
Lengche7166/
Lynshue7138/
Linchez7121/
Lünsche7120/
Lincher7120/
Lensche7110/
Lencher718/
Lyncett717/
Lenchoe716/
Linchoe714/
Linchay714/
Lincsey713/
Leunche712/
Linchee712/
Linchie712/
Leanche712/
Lentche711/
Lynnzey711/
Lenckey711/
Lainche711/
Lencehe711/
Lencheu711/
Lienche711/
Lenchez711/
Lindcey711/
Llndcey711/
Lynshoe711/
Lynnsey711/
Lyncoya711/
Glincey710/
Linsche710/
Linckey710/
Lince674,583/
Lence671,608/
Lincy671,303/
Lyngkhei67204/
Lency67101/
Lynke6729/
Lintsche6717/
Lynse6715/
Lincahya6712/
Lynshyts6711/
Lensches6710/
Lynca676/
Lenchysh673/
Lyndssey673/
Linchytz673/
Lynzy672/
Lentcher672/
Lentcheu672/
Linsches672/
Lyncé672/
Lainchue671/
Lenchyts671/
Hlymcher671/
Hlnce671/
Lynsy671/
Lngey671/
Linsched671/
Lengchee671/
Lenscher671/
Lehncheh671/
Lenchehe671/
Lynze670/
Lncke670/
Lnsey670/
Lainnchy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lynchey
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