How common is the last name Flynn?

61,341 people in the United States have the last name Flynn, about 1 in 4,873. It ranks #537 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FLYNN

#537

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
61,341
About
1 in 4,873
This common or more
32.7%
Who bears it

Of the 61,341 people with the last name Flynn, 89.3% reported their origin as White, 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Flynn

#535 Mcbride · 61,751#536 Moody · 61,480#538 Villarreal · 61,336#539 French · 61,329

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Flynn, most common first.

#6,509 Flinn · 5,013#107,521 Flann · 176

Also a first name

As a first name, Flynn ranks #4,016 of 53,615, with 4,832 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 430 births. See Flynn as a first name

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