How common is the surname Lynes?

1,129 people in the United States had the surname Lynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. It ranked 22,707th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lynes?

George Platt Lynes, American photographer (1907-1955), followed by Martin Lynes.

Where is the surname Lynes most common?

Wikidata records people named Lynes in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Lynes getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,181 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,129 in 2010, down 4.4%.

The surname Lynes

A surname, carried by 1,129 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lynes is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

Metronymic from Line.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,129 people named Lynes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,181.

#22,707

rank among US surnames

1,129

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,785)

Who is named Lynes

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

89% of people named Lynes identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lyness

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Platt Lynes
American photographer (1907-1955)
Martin Lynes
Australian actor, born 1967

Notable Lyness come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lynes

Lynes has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Questions

Where does the surname Lynes come from?: Metronymic from Line.
How common is the surname Lynes?: 1,129 people in the United States had the surname Lynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. It ranked 22,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lynes?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lynes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lynes?: George Platt Lynes, American photographer (1907-1955), followed by Martin Lynes.
Where is the surname Lynes most common?: Wikidata records people named Lynes in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Lynes getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,181 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,129 in 2010, down 4.4%.