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There are approximately 6,377 people named Glynn in the UK. That makes it the 1,658th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 101 are named Glynn.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From given name or forename

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The Glynn surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

GLYNN. A place In the parish of Gardiuham, 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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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