How common is the surname Lynde?

1,078 people in the United States had the surname Lynde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,406 Americans. It ranked 23,555th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lynde?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lynde identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lynde?

Paul Lynde, American comedian and actor (1926–1982), followed by Stan Lynde.

Where is the surname Lynde most common?

Wikidata records people named Lynde in the United States.

Is the surname Lynde getting more or less common?

More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,078 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Lynde

A surname, carried by 1,078 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lynde is more common than 85.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,078 people named Lynde in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 286,406 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,071.

#23,555

rank among US surnames

1,078

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,427)

Who is named Lynde

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

96% of people named Lynde identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lyndes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Lynde
American comedian and actor (1926–1982)
Stan Lynde
American cartoonist (1931-2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lynde

Lynde has the Soundex code L530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L530.

Questions

How common is the surname Lynde?: 1,078 people in the United States had the surname Lynde in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 286,406 Americans. It ranked 23,555th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lynde?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lynde identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lynde?: Paul Lynde, American comedian and actor (1926–1982), followed by Stan Lynde.
Where is the surname Lynde most common?: Wikidata records people named Lynde in the United States.
Is the surname Lynde getting more or less common?: More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,078 in 2010, up 0.7%.