Lynch.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
A placename A place in the United States: A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
A placename A place in the United States: A township and village therein, in Boyd County, Nebraska.
A placename A place in the United States: A tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, Virginia.
A placename A place in England: A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6799).
A placename A place in England: A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5049).
A placename A place in England: A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).
A placename A place in England: A minor river at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, which joins the River Lea.
Where this word comes from
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Loingsigh (“descendant of Loingseach”), from long (“ship”). * Also as an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, from De Línse, Gaelicized from Norman/French de Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from Old English hlinc (“hill”).
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