An English, Scottish and Irish surname, Lynn came from the Gaelic term ‘linn’ which refers to a lake, waterfall, stream or pond. The spelling variations for Lynn include Linn, Lyn, Lynne, O’Lynn, Flinn, O’Linn and Lin. A Scottish spelling for Lynn would be Lyne. Across the country of England and parts of Wales the Lynn surname is popular. In the city of London and neighboring Surrey and Sussex, along with northern England; Northumberland, Yorkshire and Durham are the higher populated locations for the Lynn name. In Scotland the Lynn name is across most of the country. The larger populated counties with the Lynn name are Dunbartonshire and Lanarkshire. In Ireland the Lynn surname started in the Ulster area. Within the United States the Lynn family name originated in Virginia, New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. Famous: Betty Lynn (movie film and television actress), Fred Lynn (professional baseball player), David Lynn (professional golfer), Jerry Lynn (professional wrestler), Loretta Lynn (singer and musician), William Henry Lynn (19th century English architect), Vic Lynn (ice hockey player from Canada), Margaret E. Lynn (theatre director), Johnnie Lynn (professional football player), John P. Lynn (developed mechanical pencils using plastics, founded Dur-O-Lite Pencil Co.) and Barry C. Lynn (non-fiction author and journalist).