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Mcflynn Family History

Mcflynn Surname Meaning

from Mac Floinn ‘son of Flann’ a byname meaning ‘red(dish) ruddy’. Compare McGlynn and Flynn.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Mcflynn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcflynn family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Mcflynn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2 Mcflynn families living in Durham. This was 100% of all the recorded Mcflynn's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Mcflynn families in 1891.
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There are 124 immigration records available for the last name Mcflynn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 46 military records available for the last name Mcflynn. For the veterans among your Mcflynn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2002, in the United States, Mcflynn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Mcflynn in 1963 was 74, and 20 in 2002.

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