Lyness
English
editEtymology 1
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Proper noun
editLyness
- A village in Walls and Flotta parish, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND305942).
Etymology 2
editProbably a variant spelling of Lines.
Proper noun
editLyness (plural Lynesses)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lyness is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Lyness is most common among White (95.21%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lyness”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.