Flynn
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Meaning | son of the red haired one::: red or reddish (complexion) or ruddy |
Region of origin | Ireland |
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Variant form(s) | O'Flynn, Flinn, Lynn, O'Lynn, O'Linn |
Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname rather than a first name. The name rose independently in several parts of Ireland.[1]
According to John O'Donovan's 1849 works, the modern descendants of Lugaid mac Con include the O'Driscolls, O'Learys, Coffeys, Hennessys and Flynns of County Cork.[2]
Notable persons with the surname[]
Acting[]
- Barbara Flynn (born 1948), English actress
- Brandon Flynn (born 1993), American actor
- Daniel Flynn (actor) (born 1961), English actor
- Errol Flynn (1909–1959), Australian-American movie actor
- Jerome Flynn (born 1963), English actor and singer
- Jimmy Flynn (born 1934), American actor
- Joe Flynn (American actor) (1924–1974), American actor
- Neil Flynn (born 1960), American actor known for his role on the American TV series Scrubs
- Quinton Flynn (born 1964), American voice actor
- Sean Flynn (actor) , American actor known for his role on the American TV series Zoey 101
Art and writing[]
- Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative writer
- Gillian Flynn (born 1971), American writer
- Greg Flynn, Australian novelist
- John T. Flynn (1882–1964), U.S. journalist and writer
- Michael Flynn (writer) (born 1947), American science fiction writer
- Nick Flynn (born 1960), poet and writer
- Tom Flynn (author) (born 1955), journalist
- Vince Flynn (1966–2013), American writer
Law and policing[]
- Edmund James Flynn (1847–1927), attorney in Canada
- Edward A. Flynn (born c. 1948), Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department
- William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921
Music[]
- Charles O'Flynn, American songwriter
- Dave Flynn (born 1977), Irish composer and musician
- Jim Flynn (songwriter) (born 1938), American country music songwriter
- Johnny Flynn (musician) (born 1983), musician
- Liam O'Flynn, traditional Irish musician
- Matt Flynn (musician) (born 1970), drummer for the band Maroon 5
- Patti Flynn (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist
- Patrick Flynn (composer) (1936–2008), composer and conductor
- Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine Head
Politics and governance[]
- Dennis Flynn, Canadian politician (1923–2003), 5th Toronto Metro Chairman 1984–1987
- Dan Flynn (politician) (born 1943), Texas politician
- Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), political activist
- John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
- John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (born 1954), former bank manager and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada; represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1995 to 1999 as a Liberal member
- John Gerrard Flynn (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
- Michael Flynn (born 1958), retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor
- Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn (1923–2003), civil rights activist
- Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
- Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction
- Paul Flynn (politician) (1935–2019), British Labour Party MP for Newport West
- Raymond Flynn (born 1939), former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Science, medicine and academe[]
- Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois
- James Robert Flynn, a.k.a. Jim Flynn (born 1934), intelligence researcher in New Zealand (the Flynn effect)
- John Flynn (minister) (1880–1951), Minister; founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
- Michael J. Flynn (born 1934), American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy
Sport[]
- Ann Marie Flynn (born 1938), American high jumper
- Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
- Brian Flynn (baseball) (born 1990), American professional baseball player
- Brian Flynn (ice hockey) (born 1988), hockey player, Buffalo Sabres
- Christopher Flynn (born 1987), Welsh footballer
- Daniel Flynn (cricketer) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer
- Don Flynn (1934–2010), football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets
- Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player
- Edward Flynn (boxer) (1909–1976), American boxer, gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games
- Eddie Flynn (1919–2002), Irish soccer player
- George Flynn (baseball) (1871–1901), professional baseball player; outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1896; played for the Chicago Colts
- John Flynn (baseball) (1883–1935), former baseball player
- John Flynn (footballer, born 1948), English footballer
- John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s
- Jonny Flynn (born 1989), American basketball player
- JP Flynn (born 1993), American football player
- Lefty Satan Flynn (1917–?), British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
- Malachi Flynn (born 1998), American basketball player
- Matt Flynn (born 1985), American football player
- Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City)
- Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
- Mike Flynn (American football) (born 1974), American football player
- Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player
- Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player
- Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1894–1969), American Olympic medalist
- Patrick J. Flynn, Irish race horse trainer
- Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
- Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer) (born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer
- Ryan Flynn (footballer) (born 1988), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer
- Ted Flynn (1880–1965), Australian Rules footballer
- Tom Flynn (American football) (born 1962), retired NFL athlete
Other[]
- Harry Joseph Flynn (1933–2019), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- John Flynn (director) (1932–2007), American film director
- Michael T. Flynn (born 1958), U.S. major general; top military intelligence officer in Afghanistan
- Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host
- Robyn Flynn, Canadian radio host at CKGM in Montreal
Characters[]
- Billy Flynn (Chicago), character from the musical Chicago
- Flynn Rider, character from the animated film Tangled
- Harry Flynn (character), a villain character in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Helen Flynn, character from Spooks
- Janet O'Flynn, fictional character in Survival of the Dead
- Kevin Flynn (character), one of the main characters of the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron
- Sam Flynn, son of Kevin Flynn on the 2010 film Tron: Legacy
- Mickey Flynn, character in the novel Homeward Bound
- Patrick O'Flynn (Survival of the Dead), fictional character
- Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb
- The Flynn, a series of detective novels by Gregory Mcdonald
- The family in the sitcom In with the Flynn
- "Flynn", preferred nickname for Walter White Jr. in season 2 of AMC's Breaking Bad
- Flynn, default name for the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Flynn Carsen, main protagonist in The Librarian films and also guest star in the spin-off TV series The Librarians
- Father Brendan Flynn, character from the play Doubt
See also[]
- Flinn (surname)
- Flyn
References[]
- ^ "Flynn Family Crest and History". Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ John O'Donovan (ed.) "The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe", in Miscellany of the Celtic Society. Dublin. 1849. alternative scan
Categories:
- Surnames
- Surnames of Irish origin
- English-language surnames