# Lynam (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lynam/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,834 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,864 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 168,345 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.0% (1,871 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lineham |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * An English habitational surname from anyo of several minor places in England, from Old English līn (“flax”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). * A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lynam in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lynam in the United States.

## People named Lynam

- Jim Lynam, American basketball player, coach, executive

## Similar surnames

Lehman, Lemon, Limon, Lyman, Lennon, Lanham, Layman, Lehmann, Lowman, Lemmon, Lemoine, Lohman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.