Flynn | |
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Family name | |
Meaning | red or reddish (complexion) or ruddy |
Region of origin | Ireland |
Related names | O'Flynn, Flinn, Lynn, O'Lynn, O'Linn |
Flynn is an Irish surname, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name rose independently in several parts of Ireland.
According to John O'Donovan's 1849 works, the modern descendants of Lugaid mac Con include the O'Driscolls, O'Learys, , and Flynns of County Cork.