How common is the surname McGlynn?

4,200 people in the United States had the surname McGlynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,511 Americans. It ranked 7,880th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGlynn?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McGlynn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McGlynn?

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, American actress, followed by Jack McGlynn.

Where is the surname McGlynn most common?

Wikidata records people named McGlynn in the United States.

Is the surname McGlynn getting more or less common?

More common. 3,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,200 in 2010, up 8.5%.

The surname McGlynn

An Irish surname, carried by 4,200 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGlynn is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhloinn, from a personal name derived from flann (“blood-red”).

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,200 people named McGlynn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,511 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,872.

#7,880

rank among US surnames

4,200

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,927)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,874	Pendley	4,203	73,458
#7,875	Horgan	4,202	73,476
#7,876	Pasillas	4,201	73,493
#7,880	McGlynn	4,200	73,511
#7,882	Fritsch	4,199	73,528
#7,885	Gallaher	4,198	73,546

Who is named McGlynn

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

95% of people named McGlynn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGlynns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
American actress, born 1966
Jack McGlynn
American soccer player, born 2003
Frank McGlynn Sr.
American actor (1866–1951)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGlynn

McGlynn has the Soundex code M245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M245.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGlynn come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhloinn, from a personal name derived from flann (“blood-red”).
How common is the surname McGlynn?: 4,200 people in the United States had the surname McGlynn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,511 Americans. It ranked 7,880th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGlynn?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McGlynn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McGlynn?: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, American actress, followed by Jack McGlynn.
Where is the surname McGlynn most common?: Wikidata records people named McGlynn in the United States.
Is the surname McGlynn getting more or less common?: More common. 3,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,200 in 2010, up 8.5%.