Lynons Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lynons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lynons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lynons is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lynons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Lynons are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 80 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 20 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Lynons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lynons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lynons last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lynons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lynons surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenons838/
Linons831/
Lynans830/
Lingons7715/
Lyonans772/
Lesnons771/
Leenons770/
Leinons770/
Lenans672/
Lleynhans671/
Linans670/
Lenuns670/
Linhans622/
Lienans622/
Lynhams621/
Lenanse620/
Lingansch5357/
Limãos502/
Leanõs501/
Liñáns501/

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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 Lynons
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