Lynskey Surname

167,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lynskey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Loingscigh.

Lynskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8921:406,34435,432
England7471:74,5898,478
Ireland4861:9,6891,296
New Zealand2131:21,2603,728
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Israel411:208,72320,048
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales151:206,30213,003
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4731:9,3651,378
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Lynskey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Loingscigh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Loinscigh A form of Ó Loingsigh (Lynch) peculiar to Cos. Galway and Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Loinscigh A form of Ó Loingsigh (Lynch) peculiar to Cos. Galway and Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Lynskey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lynskey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynskey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 167,978th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,831,214 people. The last name Lynskey is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Lynskey live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 406,344. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Ireland, where 19 percent live.

Lynskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lynskey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lynskey surname expanded 2,411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,075 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lynskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lynskey surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lynskey last name are 14.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Lynskey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lynskiey931/
Lynsky92174/
Lynske921/
Linskey86926/
Lynskyi86525/
Hlynsky8685/
Lyonsky8612/
Lenskey866/
Lymskey861/
Lynskyy861/
Lynskie860/
Hlynskyi801,531/
Lynskaya8010/
Hlynskyy801/
Lynchkey800/
Lensky772,459/
Linsky771,482/
Lenske77233/
Linske7753/
Lynski774/
Lynska773/
Lyonskaya751/
Lenskyi71371/
Lensker71119/
Lenskiy71101/
Hlinsky7152/
Linskiy7146/
Linsket7142/
Linsker7140/
Linskie7136/
Linszky7131/
Lionsky7124/
Lenskoy7118/
Glinske7117/
Hlynski7112/
Lynsche718/
Lenskay716/
Linskoy714/
Hlynska714/
Linskyi713/
Linskyy713/
Loenske712/
Lenskie712/
Lymskoy712/
Linskay711/
Lynskoi711/
Lenscky711/
Lenskes711/
Lenskyy711/
Lenskee710/
Limskey710/
Linskea710/
Lenskaya673,271/
Linskaya67569/
Glinskoy674/
Linskett673/
Glinskyi673/
Hlenskyi671/
Lymskaya671/
Hlinskiy671/
Glinskyy671/

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