Lynsey Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lynsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lynsey (23,610) may also be a first name.

Lynsey Last Name Facts

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

Lynsey is found most in England. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lynsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lynsey is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Lynsey occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Lynsey live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. Lynsey is also the 33,423rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 23,610 people.

The surname Lynsey is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Lynsey is most common in: Somerset, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Hampshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Lynsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lynsey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lynsey Last Name Statistics demography

Lynsey earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lynnsey921/
Lynshey920/
Lynse9115/
Lynsy911/
Lnsey910/
Linsey831,480/
Lensey8347/
Lynsay8326/
Lynsue8312/
Lynsae832/
Lynsie831/
Lynsee831/
Lyonsy831/
Lyonse831/
Lnse800/
Glinsey77195/
Linzsey7751/
Lynshue7738/
Lynchey7733/
Lynsche778/
Lynshoe771/
Lynnzey771/
Linseys770/
Linssey770/
Linseye770/
Lense732,855/
Linse732,490/
Lynce73413/
Lünse73298/
Linsy73186/
Lyncy7371/
Lensy7321/
Lnsae737/
Lynzy732/
Lnsea731/
Lynsi731/
Lngey731/
Lynsa730/
Lynze730/
Lynshyts7111/
Lyonze671,678/
Lenser67983/
Linzey67936/
Linser67880/
Llense67502/
Linsay67228/
Lünser67204/
Lynsha67176/
Lijnse67109/
Luense6774/
Linsea6761/
Lyncee6754/
Lincey6744/
Lønset6743/
Linsie6735/
Lingey6725/
Lönser6725/
Lensie6723/
Lennse6721/
Linset6713/
Lenseh6711/
Linsoy678/
Lenzey678/
Linsoe675/
Lengey675/
Linsse674/
Lynzie673/
Linsiy673/
Limsey672/
Leense672/
Linsuy672/
Lennsy672/
Linsee672/
Lenses671/
Lencey671/
Linshe671/
Linses671/
Lnseer671/
Lenshe671/
Liense671/
Lionse671/
Lensay671/
Lyncyh671/
Linsue671/
Lymsep671/
Lensez670/
Lemsey670/
Loense670/
Glinsy670/
Limnse670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lynsey
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