Flynn

Flynn
Family name
Meaning	red or reddish (complexion) or ruddy
Region of origin	Ireland
Related names	O'Flynn, Flinn, Lynn, O'Lynn, O'Linn

Flynn is an Irish surname, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name rose independently in several parts of Ireland.^[1]

Notable persons with the surname

Acting

• Jerome Flynn, English actor and singer
• Barbara Flynn, English actress
• Daniel Flynn (actor), English actor
• Errol Flynn, Australian-American movie actor
• Jimmy Flynn, American actor
• Joe Flynn (US actor), American actor
• Neil Flynn, American actor known for his role on the American TV series Scrubs
• Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
• Sean Flynn, American actor known for his role on the American TV series Zoey 101

Art and writing

• Daniel J. Flynn, American conservative writer
• Gillian Flynn, American writer
• Greg Flynn, Australian novelist
• Homer Flynn, Spokesman for The Cryptic Corporation and possible member of avant-garde San Francisco art collective The Residents
• John T. Flynn (1882–1964), U.S. journalist and writer
• Michael Flynn (author) (born 1947), American science fiction writer
• Nick Flynn, poet and writer
• Tom Flynn journalist
• Vince Flynn (1966–2013), American writer

Law and policing

• Edmund James Flynn, attorney in Canada
• Edward A. Flynn, Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department
• William J. Flynn (1867–1928), director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921

Music

• James R. Flynn (songwriter), American country musicsongwriter
• Johnny Flynn, musician
• Patrick Flynn (composer), composer and conductor
• Robert Flynn, guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine Head
• Matt Flynn (musician), drummer for the band Maroon 5

Politics and governance

• Dan Flynn, Texas politician
• Edward J. Flynn, American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
• Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, political activist
• 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
• Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn (1923-2003), civil rights activist
• 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
• Jim Flynn (academic) (born 1934), 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

Sport

• Ann Marie Flynn (born 1938), American high jumper
• Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
• Brian Flynn, Hockey player, Buffalo Sabres
• 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
• George Flynn (baseball)
• John Flynn (baseball), former baseball player
• John Flynn (footballer born 1948), English footballer
• John Flynn (footballer born 1985), Irish footballer
• John Flynn (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s, for England, and Broughton Rangers
• Jonny Flynn, American basketball player
• Lefty Satan Flynn, British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
• Matt Flynn, American football player
• 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
• Patrick J. Flynn Irish Race Horse Trainer
• Paul Flynn (hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
• Paul Flynn (footballer), Dublin Gaelic footballer
• Ryan Flynn (footballer), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer
• Ted Flynn, Australian Rules footballer
• Tom Flynn (American football), retired NFL athlete

Other

• Harry Flynn, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• John Flynn (director) (1932–2007), American film director
• Michael T. Flynn, U.S. major general who was top military intelligence officer in Afghanistan
• Mike Flynn (radio host), American radio host
• Robyn Flynn, Canadian radio host at CKGM in Montreal
• Shirley E. Flynn (1929–2013), American historian

Fictional characters

• 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
• Mike Flynn (character), character from the Australian drama Sea Patrol
• Patrick O'Flynn (Survival of the Dead), fictional character
• Phineas, Linda, and Candace Flynn, from the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb
• The Flynn series of detective novels by Gregory McDonald
• The family in the sitcom In with the Flynn
• Walt Jr. wants everyone to call him Flynn in season 2 of AMC's Breaking Bad
• Flynn, default name for the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei IV

References

1. "Flynn Family Crest and History". Retrieved 2013-05-03.