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Flynn Family History
Flynn Genealogy & Family TreeFlynn is a Irish name from Tuitre, Ireland, where the family were lords of the manor. It comes from the Gaelic word flann which means "ruddy." The earliest known ancestor--Fiacha O Flynn, Archbishop of Tuam--was recorded in 1255. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The family motto is Esse quam videri which means "To be rather than seem to be."
Other spellings include "O'Flynn" and "Flinn." Notable people with the surname include American actress Lara Flynn Boyle (The Practice, Men in Black II, Happiness), American Olympic athlete Edward Flynn (boxing), American Director of the FBI (William James Flynn), American actor Neil Flynn (Scrubs, The Middle, Mean Girls), and Australian actor Errol Flynn (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk). The first Flynn to come to America was Hugh Flynn in New York in 1816.
Flynn Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Denis Flynn -- --, 1560 December 0, 1610
- Thomas Francis Flynn -- --, 1901 March 23, 1973 County Mayo
- Eleanor Elizabeth Flynn -- --, 1788 December 0, 1850 Iowa
- Laughlin Flynn -- --, 1697 September 24, 1758
- Laughlin Flynn -- --, 1679 March 3, 1731 Virginia
Flynn Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Flynn -- --, 1755 December 0, 1837
- Geoge Charles Flynn -- --, 1894 September 5, 1958 California
- Marjorie Frances Flynn -- --, 1928 June 1, 2015
- John Thompson Flynn -- --, 1856 December 0, 1923 New South Wales
- Theodore Thomson Flynn -- --, 1883 October 23, 1968 New South Wales
