Flynn
Flynn is a surname of Irish origin it is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn "descendant of Flann", a byname meaning "red(dish)", "ruddy". The name originated in the landlocked county of Laois in the mid-1300s by a large farming family. The name was almost wiped out from both plague and famine, although still lives on today throughout the world by many. Other spelling variations of the surname include O'Flynn.
Notable persons with the surname
Acting
Art and writing
Law and policing
Music
Politics and governance
- Dan Flynn, Texas politician
- Edward J. Flynn, American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
- John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
- John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (born 1954)
- John Gerrard Flynn, former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
- Pádraig Flynn, Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
- Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction
- Paul Flynn (politician) (born 1935), British Labour Party MP for Newport West
- Raymond Flynn, former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
- William S. Flynn (1885–1966), Governor of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925
Science, medicine and academia
- Colin P. Flynn, professor at the University of Illinois
- James R. Flynn, intelligence researcher in New Zealand
- John Flynn (minister) (1880–1951), Minister and the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
- Michael J. Flynn, American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy
- Michael P. Flynn, electrical engineering professor at University of Michigan
- Shirley E. Flynn, Wyoming historian
- Maryirene Ilchert-Flynn M.D.,American Orthopedic Surgeon and New York City Police Department Police Surgeon
Sport
- Ann Flynn, American track and field athlete
- Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
- Christopher Flynn, Welsh footballer
- Daniel Flynn (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Don Flynn, Football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets
- Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player
- Edward Flynn (boxer), American boxer, Gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games
- Eddie Flynn, Irish soccer player
- Jacen Flynn, American mixed martial arts fighter
- John Flynn (baseball), former baseball player
- John Flynn (footballer), Irish footballer
- John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s, for England, and Broughton Rangers
- Lefty Satan Flynn, British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
- Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City)
- Mike Flynn (footballer), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
- Mike Flynn (American football), American football player
- Mike Flynn (baseball), American baseball player
- Mike Flynn (basketball), American basketball player
- Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1895–1969), American Olympic medalist
- Paul Flynn (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
- Paul Flynn (footballer), Dublin Gaelic footballer
- Ted Flynn, Australian Rules footballer
- Tom Flynn (American football), retired NFL athlete
Other
Fictional characters