# Lynn (surname)

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

An English habitational surname from Welsh, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, from Welsh llyn (“lake”) or Old English lean (“reward”, implying land tenure).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 37,644 |
| US rank (2010) | 924 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,202 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (37,125 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /lɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Lyn, Lynne |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lynn 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lynn in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Belgium.

## People named Lynn

- Loretta Lynn, American country singer (1932–2022)
- Diana Lynn, American actress (1926-1971)
- Gina Lynn, American pornographic actress
- Jonathan Lynn, British director, writer, and actor
- Cheryl Lynn, American singer
- Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (1909-1995)
- Krissy Lynn, American pornographic actress
- Jerry Lynn, American professional wrestler
- Janet Lynn, American figure skater
- Porsche Lynn, American pornographic actress
- Betty Lynn, American actress
- Sharon Lynn, American actress (1901–1963)

and 15 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Linn, Lunn, Lyne, Lyn, Lyon, Lane, Luna, Leon, Lin, Lam, Lim, Lima.

## 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.