Lynch Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Lynch Name Meaning: An Irish surname, the Anglizised verison being 'Linch' which is a common placename in Ireland, taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hlinc' meaning 'hill'.

Lynch was one of the 14 tribes of Galway who were a merchant family and played a strong roll in the running etc of Galway from the mid 1200's to around the 1800's.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lynch Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lynch family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 693
Labourer 255
Domestic Servant 47
General Servant 41
House Keeper 38
Cotton Weaver 37
Laundress 37
Hawker 35
Tailor 32
Dress Maker 25
Servant 24
Shoe Maker 24
Charwoman 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Dock Labourer 20
Coal Miner 18
Bricklayer Labourer 15
No Occupation 15
Painter 14
Annuitant 14
Private 14
Carpenter 13
Char Woman 13
Carter 13
Tailoress 13

Lynch Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lynch 100% 37,441
2 Linch 80% 3,538

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The surname Lynch is the most popular version of all its varients

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