How common is the surname Flynn?

63,400 people in the United States had the surname Flynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,870 Americans. It ranked 534th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Flynn?

Errol Flynn, Australian actor (1909–1959), followed by Gillian Flynn.

Where is the surname Flynn most common?

Wikidata records people named Flynn in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Flynn?

Flynn is /flɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Flynn getting more or less common?

More common. 61,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 63,400 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Flynn also a first name?

Yes. Flynn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Flynn

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 63,400 people in the United States.

Pronounced /flɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex F450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flynn is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".

Flynn is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 63,400 people named Flynn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,870 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 61,747.

#534

rank among US surnames

63,400

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #487)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#525	French	63,991	4,825
#526	Kramer	63,936	4,829
#527	McBride	63,899	4,832
#528	Pope	63,881	4,833
#529	Lindsey	63,760	4,842
#530	Velazquez	63,736	4,844
#531	Norton	63,722	4,845

Who is named Flynn

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

92% of people named Flynn identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Flynns

33 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Errol Flynn
Australian actor (1909–1959)
Gillian Flynn
American author and critic, born 1971
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
American politician (1890-1964)
Brandon Flynn
American actor, born 1993
Neil Flynn
American actor and comedian (born 1960)
Robb Flynn
American guitarist and vocalist, born 1967
Johnny Flynn
British actor, singer, born 1983
Quinton Flynn
American voice actor, born 1964
Vince Flynn
American writer of fiction (1966-2013)
Matt Flynn
American drummer, born 1970
Jonny Flynn
American basketball player (born 1989)
John Flynn
American film director and screenwriter (1932–2007)

Notable Flynns come mostly from the United States (29), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Flynn

Flinn

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Flynn come from?: Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".
How common is the surname Flynn?: 63,400 people in the United States had the surname Flynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,870 Americans. It ranked 534th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Flynn?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Flynn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Flynn?: Errol Flynn, Australian actor (1909–1959), followed by Gillian Flynn.
Where is the surname Flynn most common?: Wikidata records people named Flynn in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Flynn?: Flynn is /flɪn/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Flynn?: Flynn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Flynn getting more or less common?: More common. 61,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 63,400 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Flynn also a first name?: Yes. Flynn is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.