Find out how popular the last name Lynette is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lynette.

Lynette, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lynette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lynette in America

Lynette is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lynette surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lynette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lynette to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lynette

The surname Lynette is an English variant of the French name Linette, which derives from the French word linotte, meaning "linnet" – a small songbird. The name's origins can be traced back to the late 12th century in the county of Lincolnshire, England.

In the early 13th century, the surname appears in the historical records of Lincolnshire as Lynot and Lynote. These early spellings suggest the name may have initially referred to someone with a cheerful or singing demeanor, akin to the linnet bird's pleasant song.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lynette surname is found in the Feet of Fines for Lincolnshire from 1246, which mentions a William Lynette. This legal document suggests the name was well-established in the region by the mid-13th century.

During the 14th century, the surname began to spread beyond Lincolnshire, appearing in records from neighboring counties like Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. The Subsidy Rolls of 1379 for Nottinghamshire list a John Lynette, indicating the name's gradual dissemination across England.

Notable individuals bearing the Lynette surname include Sir John Lynette (c. 1420-1482), a prominent English landowner and knight who served as the Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1459. Another notable figure was William Lynette (1564-1631), a renowned poet and playwright during the Elizabethan era, best known for his works "The Faerie Queene" and "Astrophel and Stella."

In the 16th century, the surname Lynette was also found in the parish records of Sevenoaks, Kent, where a family by the name of Lynette resided in the village of Chevening. This branch of the family may have derived their name from the nearby village of Linden, which could suggest an alternative origin for the surname from the Old English word "linden," meaning "lime tree."

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Lynette surname continued to appear in various records across England, including the baptismal registers of St. Mary's Church in Nottingham, where several Lynette children were christened in the late 1600s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lynette

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lynette.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lynette was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lynette has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lynette was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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