Lynds Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lynds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7421:49,6576,027
United States6901:525,30343,812
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
England981:568,55234,674
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Lynds (45) may also be a first name.

Lynds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lynds has its highest incidence in Canada. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,740th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,294,370 people. The last name Lynds occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Lynds live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lynds is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 742 people, or 1 in 49,657. In Canada Lynds is most frequent in: Nova Scotia, where 49 percent live, Ontario, where 28 percent live and British Columbia, where 8 percent live. Other than Canada it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Lynds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lynds has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lynds last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lynds surname are 12.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lynds earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.04% less than the national average, earning $42,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lhynds911/
Lyonds911/
Linds80106/
Lynts8029/
Lends804/
Lindås73284/
Lindsø7367/
Lyndch7320/
Lindse7310/
Lynchs733/
Lindsj733/
Glinds731/
Lyndzh731/
Lindst730/
Lyonts730/
Liends730/
Lynths730/
Lindsøe6729/
Lync6718/
Lindåse6711/
Lindsjø6711/
Glindås676/
Lindsås674/
Lncs671/
Llhndsh671/
Lendsøe671/

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Lynds 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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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lynds
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis