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flynn Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn ‘descendant of Flann’, a byname meaning ‘red(dish)’, ‘ruddy’. There were families of this name in various parts of Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The flynn name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the flynn family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of flynn Families in the US in 1920
Number of flynn families
 1217-2431
 406-1216		 1-405
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