Explore the Family Name Lynds

The meaning of Lynds

English (Kent): variant of Lind 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Lynds in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lynds saw a minor fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it slipped slightly from 40,083 in 2000 to 40,432 in 2010, marking a subtle decline of 0.87%. However, the count of individuals carrying this surname interestingly increased by 5.05%, climbing from 515 in 2000 to 541 in 2010. Despite the increase in the total count, the proportion of people with the Lynds surname per 100,000 dropped by 5.26% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,083	#40,432	-0.87%
Count	515	541	5.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lynds

The ethnicity breakdown of those with the Lynds surname also saw some shifts during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White made up the vast majority of the group in both years, showing a slight increase from 93.40% in 2000 to 93.53% in 2010. There was also an increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.94% to 2.22%. The census recorded a jump in those claiming two or more ethnic identities, moving from 2.14% to 2.77%. Interestingly, an addition was observed within the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which did not exist in 2000 but appeared in 2010 with a 1.11% share. Conversely, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category dropped to zero in 2010 after registering at 1.36% in 2000. The Black category remained constant, recording zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.4%	93.53%	0.14%
Two or More Races	2.14%	2.77%	29.44%
Hispanic	1.94%	2.22%	14.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.11%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.36%	0%	0%