Lynes Surname

113,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Lynes Surname Definition:

Pl., and English genit., of Lyne, Line, q.v.

Lynes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6411:220,87721,425
England1,3391:41,6125,326
Australia3921:68,8678,182
Canada3241:113,72112,112
Bahamas981:3,997443
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Wales391:79,3476,699
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Norway131:395,56035,657
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7651:31,8634,225
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:89,3579,234

Lynes (128) may also be a first name.

Lynes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and English genit., of Lyne, Line, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Luynes; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

From Luynes; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lynes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lynes (Marathi: लायन्स) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lynes is the 113,312th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,784,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lynes reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lynes is also the 821,896th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 128 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,641 people, or 1 in 220,877. In The United States Lynes is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent live, Georgia, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Lynes occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Lynes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lynes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lynes surname increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lynes last name are 24.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lynes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.93% less than the national average, earning 284,033 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 285.48% more than the national average, earning R 916,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $51,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leynes918,422/
Laynes915,252/
Lyness912,246/
Loynes911,329/
Lynets91342/
Lyneis91136/
Lysnes91111/
Lyones9134/
Lynees915/
Luynes913/
Lyoness8349/
Laynies8311/
Hlynets8311/
Lysness838/
L'Hynes831/
Lhaynes831/
Leyness830/
Loyness830/
Lines8017,060/
Lenes802,481/
Lynis8016/
Lynez801/
Luhynets77324/
Laynesse772/
Lehynets771/
Laines737,738/
Laynez737,358/
Leines731,603/
Lignes731,466/
Lenets731,232/
Llenes73889/
Lesnes73530/
Letnes73362/
Liones73304/
Leanes73294/
Loines73267/
Leynez73253/
Lenges73203/
Legnes73189/
Linets73157/
Leneus73147/
Leenes73136/
Liness73111/
Linges73109/
Lehnes7391/
Ljønes7388/
Leneis7386/
Leunes7368/
Lijnes7343/
Llines7341/
Lienes7336/
Linesh7332/
Leness7323/
Lineas7321/
Lenese7319/
Lineus7314/
Luines7311/
Leynis7310/
Lenesh738/
Lisnes736/
Lyniss736/
Linese734/
Linejs734/
Lynhys734/
Lhines733/
Lenest733/
Lenies733/
Lyonis732/
Hlines732/
Laynis732/
Linies732/
Líneas732/
Lynish731/
Lynysh731/
Lenees731/
Laínes731/
Lynuis731/
Linees731/
Lineis731/
Láynez731/
Lytnez731/
Leneas730/
Lengees671,073/
Lehneis67370/
Lingesh67138/
Leynish67126/
Linesch6799/
Laygnez6774/
Lyonais6754/
Laineus6740/
Letness6733/
Leaness6730/
Lineesh6725/
Laignes6713/
Lainese6710/
Leignes6710/
Llienes677/
Lehynys677/
Lleanes675/
Lenesse675/
Leneesh674/
Lliones674/
Lainesh673/
Lioness673/
Lienesh672/
Lenease671/
Lgaines671/
Lineets671/
Llinets671/
Leuness671/
Lainges671/
Leneets671/
Lenesce671/
Legness671/
Lehness671/
Lehnies671/
Loineus671/
Lleunes671/
Leinnes671/
Leenees671/
Laitnes671/
Leniesz671/
Lysnice671/
Lleneis671/
Leneise670/
Lehnets670/
Glienes670/
Lenesch670/
Leisnes670/

Lynes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lynes in the Marathi language
लायन्सlayansa-

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