Lyness Surname

188,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,246 people bear this surname

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

Lyness Surname Definition:

Lyness, with its variant spellings, Lynas, Lynass, Lynis, is a numerous name in Counties Antrim and Down today. It appears in the Co. Armagh hearth money rolls of 1664 in three parishes. Strange though it seems Lynas or Lyness has been recorded in recent times as in use in the Newry area as a synonym of MacAleenan, q.

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Lyness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8621:420,48636,437
Northern Ireland4901:3,765741
England3931:141,77613,759
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Canada871:423,51337,101
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Ireland331:142,6956,688
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales111:281,32115,850
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2651:16,7162,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Lyness (10,933) may also be a first name.

Lyness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lyness, with its variant spellings, Lynas, Lynass, Lynis, is a numerous name in Counties Antrim and Down today. It appears in the Co. Armagh hearth money rolls of 1664 in three parishes. Strange though it seems Lynas or Lyness has been recorded in recent times as in use in the Newry area as a synonym of MacAleenan, q.v.

LYNNOTT The Lynnotts were one of the powerful Cambro-Norman families which became established in Connacht in the thirteenth century. In 1585 “the lands of the Lynnotts” were of sufficient extent and importance to be mentioned as such in the Composition Book of Connacht with such well-known families as the Burkes and the Barretts, and fifty years later at the time of Strafford's Inquisition of Co. Mayo five Lynotts are mentioned as landowners, mainly in the barony of Tirawley. But from that on they declined in prosperity and influence. Not one is listed among the “tituladoes” of Co. Mayo in the “census” of 1659 and only one in the eighteenth century appears in the list of Prerogative Wills. Numerically, too, the name has diminished.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A north-east Ulster name sometimes used as a synonym of MacAleenan. SIF 107

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Lyness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyness is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyness? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,290th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,244,678 people. The surname Lyness occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Lyness reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Lyness is also the 57,757th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 10,933 people.

The last name Lyness is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 862 people, or 1 in 420,486. In The United States Lyness is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 22 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Lyness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lyness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lyness surname increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 561 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lyness Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lyness last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lyness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.13% less than the national average, earning R 123,252 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning $58,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyoness9249/
Lysness928/
Loyness920/
Leyness920/
Lynes914,083/
Laynesse862/
Leynes838,422/
Laynes835,252/
Loynes831,329/
Lynets83342/
Lyneis83136/
Lysnes83111/
Liness83111/
Lyones8334/
Leness8323/
Lyniss836/
Lynees835/
Luynes833/
Letness7733/
Leaness7730/
Hlynets7711/
Laynies7711/
Lenesse775/
Lioness773/
Lehness771/
Legness771/
Leuness771/
L'Hynes771/
Lhaynes771/
Lines7317,060/
Lenes732,481/
Lynis7316/
Lynez731/
Lainesse71543/
Luhynets71324/
Lajnesse715/
Lehynets711/
Laines677,738/
Laynez677,358/
Leines671,603/
Lignes671,466/
Lenets671,232/
Llenes67889/
Lesnes67530/
Letnes67362/
Liones67304/
Leanes67294/
Loines67267/
Leynez67253/
Lenges67203/
Legnes67189/
Linets67157/
Leneus67147/
Leenes67136/
Linges67109/
Lehnes6791/
Ljønes6788/
Leneis6786/
Leunes6768/
Lijnes6743/
Llines6741/
Lienes6736/
Linesh6732/
Lineas6721/
Lenese6719/
Lineus6714/
Luines6711/
Leynis6710/
Lenesh678/
Lisnes676/
Leniss674/
Linese674/
Linejs674/
Lynhys674/
Lhines673/
Lenest673/
Lenies673/
Lesnis673/
Laynis672/
Lyonis672/
Linies672/
Líneas672/
Hlines672/
Linees671/
Lineis671/
Láynez671/
Lytnez671/
Lynysh671/
Lynuis671/
Laínes671/
Lynish671/
Lenees671/
Lishhness670/
Leneas670/

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