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
School 681
Labourer 100
General Labourer 93
Dock Labourer 61
Coal Miner Hewer 48
General Servant (domestic) 43
Private Means 37
None 34
Domestic Servant 33
Nil 28
At Home 27
Scholar 27
Charwoman 25
Bricklayer 24
Dressmaker 24
At School 20
Errand Boy 19
Cotton Weaver 19
Laundress 18
Carter 17
Domestic 17
House Keeper 17
House Painter 17
Teacher 17
Housekeeper 17

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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