Explore the Family Name O’flynn

The meaning of O’flynn

Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn ‘descendant of Flann’ (see Flynn). Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Conor, Grainne, Sinead.

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How common is the last name O’flynn in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname O’Flynn has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, O’Flynn was ranked as the 50,366th most popular surname in America, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 33,450th position – a change of over 33%. In terms of actual count, there were 682 individuals with the surname O’Flynn in 2010, up from 390 in 2000, marking an increase of almost 75%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also rose by around 64%, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#33,450	33.59%
Count	390	682	74.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.23	64.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name O’flynn

The ethnic identity associated with the surname O’Flynn has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage dipped slightly from 92.56% in 2000 to 89.74% in 2010. The proportion identifying as Black decreased by 14.15%, while the percentage reporting as two or more races more than doubled from 1.28% to 2.64%. Notably, there was no recorded change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the 2010 census marked the first appearance of Hispanic identification within this surname group, registering at 3.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.56%	89.74%	-3.05%
Black	4.1%	3.52%	-14.15%
Hispanic	0%	3.08%	0%
Two or More Races	1.28%	2.64%	106.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%