Lynd Surname

168,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Lynd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lind,' i.e. the linden-tree, modernly, the lime-tree. Lind is the true subs., and linden, like woollen or golden, is the adj. (Skeat). Lind is the root of many local names, such as Lyndhurst, Lindley, Lindale, and Lindow, which see.

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Lynd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0001:181,22918,102
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Canada1401:263,18324,832
England661:844,21344,691
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
Ukraine421:1,083,87497,988
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China51:273,464,31313,838
France41:16,605,680368,153
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:112,59811,173

Lynd (190) may also be a first name.

Lynd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lind,' i.e. the linden-tree, modernly, the lime-tree. Lind is the true subs., and linden, like woollen or golden, is the adj. (Skeat). Lind is the root of many local names, such as Lyndhurst, Lindley, Lindale, and Lindow, which see.

Henry de la Lynde. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Robert ate Lynde, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas de la Lynde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1596. Humphrey Linde, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1800. Married — Peter Snowdon and Harriot Linde: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A surname in the parish of Tarves, Aberdeenshire. Norman Lind, parochiner of Botryphnie, appears in 1648 (Strothbogie, p. 84), and Alexander Lind in Seaton of Cairnbulg in 1785 (Aberdeen CR.). Perhaps same as Linn with accretionary d.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Lind, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Lynne was assumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Lynne, in Ayrshire, as soon as surnames became hereditary in Scotland. B.L.G. Lind is Scotch for a lime tree. Jamieson. In England the name occurs in the XIV. century, as De la Lynde-"of the Linden, or lime tree." This surname is found in most of the Teutonic languages. The French name Tilleul is synonymous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Swedish, Saxon, Danish, and Dutch.) A place where the lime or linden—treea grow.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

A Scottish surname, mostly found in the south west. It means 'waterfall'. Many Lindes emmigrated to South Africa and Ireland.

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Lynd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lynd (Russian: Лынд) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynd? popularity and diffusion

Lynd is the 168,090th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,833,416 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lynd live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lynd is also the 659,352nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 190 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,000 people, or 1 in 181,229. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Lynd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lynd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynd last name expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lynd last name is principally Presbyterian (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lynd last name are 14.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.75% registered with the party.

The amount Lynd earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $46,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $54,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyndt8919/
Lyond899/
Lyndh894/
Lynnd891/
Lnd8621/
Lyndch8020/
Lind7558,464/
Lend75707/
Lynt7559/
Lænd7518/
Hlnd754/
Lhnd751/
Lindh676,784/
Lindt673,615/
Lendt67588/
Lindø67140/
Linds67106/
Glind6752/
Liend6735/
Ålind6724/
Luend6718/
Lynth6718/
Lendh6716/
Liond6714/
Leend6711/
Lindå677/
Laend676/
Löndt675/
Lends674/
Linnd673/
Leund672/
Lynnt672/
Lindė672/
Lendz672/
Lyont671/
Llend671/
Luind671/
Llind671/
Lindz671/

Lynd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lynd in the Russian language
Лындlynd-

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Lynd Reference & Research

Lind DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lind 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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