How common is the surname Lyne?

1,097 people in the United States had the surname Lyne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. It ranked 23,238th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lyne?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lyne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lyne?

William Lyne, Australian politician (1844-1913), followed by Andrew Lyne.

Where is the surname Lyne most common?

Wikidata records people named Lyne in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Lyne getting more or less common?

More common. 1,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,097 in 2010, up 1.4%.

Is Lyne also a first name?

Yes. Lyne 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 Lyne

A surname, carried by 1,097 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L500 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). Lyne is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

As an English surname, spelling variant of Lind and Line; as an Irish surname, spelling variant of Lane.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,097 people named Lyne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,082.

#23,238

rank among US surnames

1,097

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,240)

Who is named Lyne

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

89% of people named Lyne identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Two or more races 1.2%

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 Lynes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Lyne
Australian politician (1844-1913)
Andrew Lyne
British astronomer, born 1942

Notable Lynes come mostly from Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lyne

Lyne has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

Where does the surname Lyne come from?: As an English surname, spelling variant of Lind and Line; as an Irish surname, spelling variant of Lane.
How common is the surname Lyne?: 1,097 people in the United States had the surname Lyne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. It ranked 23,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lyne?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lyne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lyne?: William Lyne, Australian politician (1844-1913), followed by Andrew Lyne.
Where is the surname Lyne most common?: Wikidata records people named Lyne in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Lyne getting more or less common?: More common. 1,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,097 in 2010, up 1.4%.
Is Lyne also a first name?: Yes. Lyne 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.