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Glynn Surname

20,830th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 26,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: United StatesHighest density in: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Glynn Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 an aphæresized form of Macklln, q.v.

2 Dweller in a Glen or Valley [Welsh glyn = Gaelic (and Irish) gleann]

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Glynn Surname Distribution Map

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Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	13,576	1:26,699	3,348
England	5,058	1:11,016	1,622
Ireland	3,833	1:1,229	248
Australia	1,373	1:19,662	2,730
Canada	867	1:42,498	5,278
New Zealand	284	1:15,945	2,783
Scotland	227	1:23,585	2,631
Wales	165	1:18,755	2,014
South Africa	137	1:395,458	35,012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	98	1:1,150	266
Northern Ireland	76	1:24,277	2,748
France	43	1:1,544,714	145,815
Thailand	36	1:1,962,176	235,280
Malta	36	1:11,952	723
Trinidad and Tobago	35	1:38,971	3,714
Singapore	34	1:161,991	6,884
Spain	33	1:1,416,728	44,772
United Arab Emirates	31	1:295,557	19,854
Guyana	27	1:28,230	3,128
Germany	22	1:3,659,339	158,771
Honduras	19	1:464,023	3,299
Denmark	17	1:332,042	23,714
Belgium	16	1:718,540	60,840
Argentina	12	1:3,561,951	138,643
Zimbabwe	8	1:1,929,780	92,581
Jersey	7	1:14,172	2,872
Sweden	7	1:1,406,680	102,017
Bermuda	7	1:9,326	1,286
Philippines	7	1:14,462,603	238,248
Gibraltar	6	1:5,659	991
Malaysia	6	1:4,915,704	170,578
Qatar	6	1:393,000	55,922
Japan	5	1:25,568,859	50,629
Brazil	5	1:42,814,866	547,158
United States Virgin Islands	4	1:27,594	3,273
Italy	4	1:15,289,172	132,955
Ghana	4	1:6,755,173	15,406
Dominican Republic	4	1:2,608,233	20,941
China	4	1:341,830,392	16,990
Grenada	3	1:36,178	1,426
Switzerland	3	1:2,737,638	105,941
Papua New Guinea	3	1:2,717,906	153,458
Finland	3	1:1,832,234	57,803
Norway	3	1:1,714,095	79,528
Turkey	2	1:38,910,711	171,901
Nigeria	2	1:88,571,379	625,098
Vietnam	2	1:46,323,027	5,235
Austria	2	1:4,257,718	99,224
Afghanistan	2	1:16,076,592	43,178
Netherlands	2	1:8,443,588	136,641
India	2	1:383,532,691	1,645,216
Hong Kong	2	1:3,667,742	11,574
Iceland	1	1:380,090	11,096
Costa Rica	1	1:4,780,069	13,345
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Ecuador	1	1:15,905,846	50,210
Egypt	1	1:91,935,754	132,737
Brunei	1	1:418,731	3,893
Equatorial Guinea	1	1:1,135,674	984
Zambia	1	1:15,849,922	53,989
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Gambia	1	1:1,923,451	1,043
Greece	1	1:11,079,790	145,225
Bangladesh	1	1:159,356,773	26,077
Uganda	1	1:39,039,279	258,887
Poland	1	1:38,008,749	231,653
Isle of Man	1	1:85,822	4,091
Israel	1	1:8,557,634	182,558
Jamaica	1	1:2,869,947	13,896
Luxembourg	1	1:580,542	15,155
South Korea	1	1:51,240,256	8,015
Barbados	1	1:287,448	2,772
Mauritius	1	1:1,293,417	16,552
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Pakistan	1	1:178,643,885	213,220
Russia	1	1:144,123,056	881,408
Paraguay	1	1:7,236,746	16,511

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	2,748	1:1,612	307

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	1,287	1:18,940	2,720
Wales	19	1:82,548	3,796
Scotland	16	1:233,951	8,207

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	2,439	1:20,590	2,610

Glynn (16,162) may also be a first name.

Glynn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 an aphæresized form of Macklln, q.v.

2 Dweller in a Glen or Valley [Welsh glyn = Gaelic (and Irish) gleann]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mag Fhloinn This sept originated in the Athlone area and the name is now spread throughout Connacht and Clare. MIF 122

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Synonym for Glen.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Welsh) Dweller in the narrow valley.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A place in the parish of Cardinham, co. Cornwall, the abode of "an ancient family of gentlemen of this name, who for many generations flourished there." Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornwall, i. 171.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'valley' or 'of the valley'.

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• Religious Adherence in:IrelandIreland
• Political Affiliation in:United StatesUnited States

Glynn Demographics

Glynn Political Affiliationin United States

Sample size: 3,021 (2014)

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Glynn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Glynn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Glynn is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Glynn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glynn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glynn is the 20,830th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 278,204 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Glynn are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Glynn is also the 44,127th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 16,162 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13,576 people, or 1 in 26,699. In The United States Glynn is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Glynn occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 15 percent are found.

Glynn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glynn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glynn last name increased 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 393 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 139 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,419 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 868 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glynn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Glynn surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glynn last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glynn earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning 388,782 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning R 226,620 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Glyn	89	1,053	/
Glnn	89	0	/
Ncglynn	83	2	/
Glenn	80	78,395	/
Glinn	80	367	/
Gylnn	80	18	/
Glyna	80	5	/
Gelnn	80	4	/
Gilnn	80	0	/
Glyon	80	0	/
Glynnová	77	1	/
Gln	75	18	/
Glinne	73	333	/
Glenne	73	218	/
Glyngø	73	13	/
Glännå	73	4	/
Gllenn	73	1	/
Gleenn	73	1	/
Gillyn	73	1	/
Glen	67	15,591	/
Glin	67	1,106	/
Gillyon	67	306	/
Ngln	67	8	/
Geln	67	5	/
Giln	67	2	/
Guillyn	67	2	/
Glhn	67	1	/
Ncglinn	67	1	/
Hgln	67	1	/
D'Glenn	67	1	/
Glnq	67	1	/
Glnk	67	1	/
Glln	67	1	/
Glleenn	67	0	/
Gillenn	67	0	/
Gillinn	67	0	/
Gellenn	67	0	/

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Glynn Reference & Research

Glenn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McGlynn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Glenn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

McGlynn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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