How common is the surname Glynn?

9,501 people in the United States had the surname Glynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,496 Americans. It ranked 3,731st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Glynn?

Carlin Glynn, American singer and actress, followed by Martin Henry Glynn.

Where is the surname Glynn most common?

Wikidata records people named Glynn in the United States.

Is the surname Glynn getting more or less common?

More common. 9,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,501 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Glynn

A surname, carried by 9,501 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glynn is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

From Irish gleann (“glenn, valley”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,501 people named Glynn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,496 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,210.

#3,731

rank among US surnames

9,501

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,542)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,722	Ostrander	9,518	32,438
#3,723	Mangum	9,515	32,448
#3,724	Staggs	9,514	32,452
#3,725	Curtin	9,513	32,455
#3,726	Saxton	9,509	32,469
#3,727	Hackney	9,507	32,476
#3,729	Findley	9,505	32,482

Who is named Glynn

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

89% of people named Glynn identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glynns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlin Glynn
American singer and actress, 1940–2023
Martin Henry Glynn
American politician (1871-1924)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glynn

Glynn has the Soundex code G450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G450.

Questions

Where does the surname Glynn come from?: From Irish gleann (“glenn, valley”).
How common is the surname Glynn?: 9,501 people in the United States had the surname Glynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,496 Americans. It ranked 3,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glynn?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Glynn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Glynn?: Carlin Glynn, American singer and actress, followed by Martin Henry Glynn.
Where is the surname Glynn most common?: Wikidata records people named Glynn in the United States.
Is the surname Glynn getting more or less common?: More common. 9,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,501 in 2010, up 3.2%.