The Lynes Family Name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Lynes is usually a form of Lyne. Its meaning, shared with Lyne, is “Descendant of Laighean”. Lynes adds a patronymic ending to Lyne, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Lynes surname had 1,129 bearers. Names that sound alike, such as Lanes, are easily confused in old records.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Lynes, so the heraldry linked to Lyne is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Lynes family name pack.