How Many People Have the Last Name Lynn?
people had the surname Lynn in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 7,837 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+519 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lynn (84.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lynn ranks #683. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lynn grew from 37,125 people in 2000 to 37,644 in 2010 (up 1.4%), and its rank fell from #847 to #924. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 13.76 to 12.76 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 37,125 | 37,644 |
| Rank | #847 | #924 |
| Per 100,000 people | 13.76 | 12.76 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lynn
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lynn: L500
👤 Lynn as a First Name
Lynn is a first name too: about 172,116 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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