Where Does The Last Name Lynn Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lynn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Lynñ or Lýnn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynn? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,870^th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Lynn are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,310^th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 726,943 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 55,213 people, or 1 in 6,565. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 37 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Lynn Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lynn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynn surname grew 781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 361 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,030 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynn Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (52%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lynn surname are 16.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lynn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning 309,345 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning R 264,888 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.96% more than the national average, earning $27,460,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $41,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $51,104 CAD per year.