Lynam

English

Alternative forms

• Lineham

Etymology

Two main origins:

• An English habitational surname from anyo of several minor places in England, from Old English līn (“flax”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
• A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin.

Proper noun

Lynam (plural Lynams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lynam is the 15864^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1834 individuals. Lynam is most common among White (95.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lynam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.

Anagrams

• Lyman, Manly, manly