The glynn Surname
glynn Name Meaning and History
- Welsh and Cornish: topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Welsh glyn, Cornish glin, or a habitational name from a place named with this word. Morgan proposes Glynllifon in Caernarfon as a probably source of the Welsh surname.
- Irish: reduced form of Gaelic Mag Fhloinn (see McGlynn).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Glynn's from Galway |
 C_Dynan
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| GLYNN GORT GALWAY |
eterranova
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| GLYNN'S FROM GORT GALWAY |
eterranova
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| Frances Elizabeth Glynn |
andyabanks
| 0 |
| Loretta Glynn- danced at the Metropoltan Opera House |
SueMaxwell17
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| Glynn, Halvey, Horty, Fahy, Hannon | William P Glynn | 30 |
| Patrick Glynn-Manchester,NH |
leachj42
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| Michael Glynn | Erin Helene Glynn | 27 |
| Margaret Eugenia Glynn born 1796 Virginia |
Jordanda633
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| GLYNN family, Lowell, MA, 1920 Census |
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