Lynskey

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Loingscigh, a variant of Ó Loingsigh, from which Lynch.

Proper noun

Lynskey (plural Lynskeys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lynskey is the 37229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Lynskey is most common among White (94.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lynskey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.