How common is the surname Flinn?

5,359 people in the United States had the surname Flinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,613 Americans. It ranked 6,357th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Flinn?

Alex Flinn, American children's writer.

Where is the surname Flinn most common?

Wikidata records people named Flinn in the United States.

Is the surname Flinn getting more or less common?

More common. 5,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,359 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Flinn

A surname, carried by 5,359 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flinn is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,359 people named Flinn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,613 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,165.

#6,357

rank among US surnames

5,359

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,349	Casiano	5,369	57,505
#6,350	Studer	5,368	57,516
#6,351	Carruthers	5,367	57,527
#6,352	Brewington	5,366	57,537
#6,353	Kreider	5,365	57,548
#6,355	Howlett	5,364	57,559
#6,356	Tarango	5,360	57,602

Who is named Flinn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Flinn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Flinns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Flinn
American children's writer, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Flinn

Flinn has the Soundex code F450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F450.

Questions

How common is the surname Flinn?: 5,359 people in the United States had the surname Flinn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,613 Americans. It ranked 6,357th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Flinn?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Flinn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Flinn?: Alex Flinn, American children's writer.
Where is the surname Flinn most common?: Wikidata records people named Flinn in the United States.
Is the surname Flinn getting more or less common?: More common. 5,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,359 in 2010, up 3.8%.