Flynn

Flynn
Origin
Meaning	son of the red haired one::: red or reddish flynn (complexion) or ruddy
Region of origin	Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)	O’Flynn, Flinn, Lynn, O'Lynn, O'Linn, McGlynn, McFlynn

Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn or possibly Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname rather than a first name.^{[citation needed]}^[1]^[2]

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.^[3] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Flynns, along with the O'Coffeys, O'Dinneens, O'Driscolls, O'Heas, O'Hennessys and O'Learys, were chiefly families of the Corca Laoghdne tribe who in turn came from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from 500 to 100 BC.^[4]

Notable persons with the surname edit

Acting edit

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 (1934–2022), American actor
Joe Flynn (American actor) (1924–1974), American actor
Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970), American actress
Miriam Flynn (born 1952), American character and voice actress
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, born 1989) [Wikidata], American actor known for his role on the American TV series Zoey 101

Art and writing edit

Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative writer
Gillian Flynn (born 1971), American writer
Greg Flynn, Australian novelist
Kitty Flynn (born 1926), Irish author
John T. Flynn (1882–1964), American journalist and writer
Michael Flynn (writer) (1947–2023), American science fiction writer
Nick Flynn (born 1960), poet and writer
Tom Flynn (author) (1955–2021), American writer and journalist
Vince Flynn (1966–2013), American writer

Law and policing edit

Dennis J. Flynn (born 1942), American lawyer and judge
Edmund James Flynn (1847–1927), Canadian lawyer and politician
Edward A. Flynn (born c. 1948), American law enforcement executive
William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921

Music edit

Billy Flynn (musician) (born 1956), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Charles O'Flynn, American songwriter
Dave Flynn (born 1977), Irish composer and musician
Jim Flynn (songwriter) (1938–2019), American country music songwriter
Johnny Flynn (born 1983), British actor and singer-songwriter
Liam O'Flynn, traditional Irish musician
Matt Flynn (musician) (born 1970), American musician and record producer, of Maroon 5
Patrick Flynn (composer) (1936–2008), composer and conductor
Patti Flynn (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist
Robb Flynn, American musician

Politics and governance edit

Dan Flynn (politician) (1943–2022), Texas politician
Dennis Flynn (1923–2003), Canadian politician
Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), American politician
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), political activist
Gerald T. Flynn (1910–1990), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (1954–2021), Canadian bank manager and politician
John Gerrard Flynn (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
Marty Flynn (born 1975), American politician
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 edit

Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois
Ida M. Flynn (1942–2004) American computer scientist, textbook author, and professor
James Robert Flynn, a.k.a. Jim Flynn (1934–2020), 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 edit

Ann Marie Flynn (1938–2021), 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
Charlie Flynn (born 1993), Scottish boxer
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
Furlong Flynn (1901-1977), American football player and aviation pioneer
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 (American football) (born 1974), American football player
Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player
Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player
Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1894–1969), American Olympic medalist
Patrick J. Flynn, Irish race horse trainer
Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer) (born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer
Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
Ray Flynn (athlete) (born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner
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 edit

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
Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host

Characters edit

Billy Flynn, character from the musical Chicago
Flynn Rider, character from the animated film Tangled
Harry Flynn, 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, 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, fictional character
Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb
Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, the main character in a series of detective novels by Gregory Mcdonald
The Flynn family in the sitcom In with the Flynns
"Flynn", preferred nickname for Walter White Jr. in season 2 and sporadically onwards 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
Flynne Fisher, protagonist in The Peripheral.
Flynn Moore, primary character in the visual novel "ECHO."

References edit

^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mcflynn#:~:text=Mcflynn%20Family%20History-,Mcflynn%20Name%20Meaning,red(dish)%20ruddy'.
^ "McGlynn Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.
^ John O'Donovan (ed.) "The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe", in Miscellany of the Celtic Society. Dublin. 1849. alternative scan
^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61–64. ISBN 0899503624.

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[1] ttps://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mcflynn#:~:text=Mcflynn%20Family%20History-,Mcflynn%20Name%20Meaning,red(dish)%20ruddy'.

[2] "McGlynn Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.

[3] John O'Donovan (ed.) "The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe", in Miscellany of the Celtic Society. Dublin. 1849. alternative scan

[4] Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61–64. ISBN 0899503624.

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