# Flynn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Flynn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Flynn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn > Source revision: 1324081479 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the surname. For other uses, see [Flynn (disambiguation)](/source/Flynn_(disambiguation)). **Flynn** is an Irish surname or first name, an [anglicised](/source/Anglicisation) form of the [Irish](/source/Irish_language) Ó Floinn or possibly Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann" (a [byname](/source/Byname) meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname than a first name.[citation needed][1][2] According to [John O'Donovan](/source/John_O'Donovan_(scholar))'s 1849 works, the modern descendants of [Lugaid mac Con](/source/Lugaid_mac_Con) include the [O'Driscolls](/source/Driscoll_(surname)), [O'Learys](/source/O'Leary), [Coffeys](/source/Coffey_(disambiguation)), [Hennessys](/source/Hennessey_(disambiguation)) and Flynns of [County Cork](/source/County_Cork).[3] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the [O'Flynns](/source/O'Flynn), along with the O'Coffeys, O'Dinneens, O'Driscolls, O'Heas, O'Hennessys and O'Learys, were chiefly families of the [Corca Laoghdne](/source/Corcu_Lo%C3%ADgde) tribe, who in turn came from the [Erainn](/source/Erainn) tribe who were the second wave of [Celts](/source/Celts) to settle in Ireland from 500 to 100 [BC](/source/Anno_Domini).[4] ## People ### Acting - [Barbara Flynn](/source/Barbara_Flynn) (born 1948), English actress - [Brandon Flynn](/source/Brandon_Flynn) (born 1993), American actor - [Daniel Flynn (actor)](/source/Daniel_Flynn_(actor)) (born 1961), English actor - [Errol Flynn](/source/Errol_Flynn) (1909–1959), Australian-American movie actor - [Jerome Flynn](/source/Jerome_Flynn) (born 1963), English actor and singer - [Jimmy Flynn](/source/Jimmy_Flynn) (1934–2022), American actor - [Joe Flynn (American actor)](/source/Joe_Flynn_(American_actor)) (1924–1974), American actor - [Lara Flynn Boyle](/source/Lara_Flynn_Boyle) (born 1970), American actress - [Miriam Flynn](/source/Miriam_Flynn) (born 1952), American character and voice actress - [Neil Flynn](/source/Neil_Flynn) (born 1960), American actor - [Quinton Flynn](/source/Quinton_Flynn) (born 1964), American voice actor ### Law - [Dennis J. Flynn](/source/Dennis_J._Flynn) (born 1942), American lawyer and judge - [Edmund James Flynn](/source/Edmund_James_Flynn) (1847–1927), Canadian lawyer and politician - [Edward A. Flynn](/source/Edward_A._Flynn) (born c. 1948), American law enforcement officer - [William J. Flynn](/source/William_J._Flynn) (1867–1928), American investigator, director of the Bureau of Investigation from 1919 to 1921 ### Music - [Billy Flynn (musician)](/source/Billy_Flynn_(musician)) (born 1956), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter - [David Flynn (composer)](/source/David_Flynn_(composer)) (born 1977), Irish composer and musician - [Jim Flynn (songwriter)](/source/Jim_Flynn_(songwriter)) (1938–2019), American country music songwriter - [Johnny Flynn](/source/Johnny_Flynn) (born 1983), British actor and singer-songwriter - [Matt Flynn (musician)](/source/Matt_Flynn_(musician)) (born 1970), American musician and record producer - [Patrick Flynn (composer)](/source/Patrick_Flynn_(composer)) (1936–2008), composer and conductor - [Patti Flynn](/source/Patti_Flynn) (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist - [Robb Flynn](/source/Robb_Flynn), American musician ### Politics and government - [Dan Flynn (politician)](/source/Dan_Flynn_(politician)) (1943–2022), Texas politician - [Dennis Flynn](/source/Dennis_Flynn) (1923–2003), Canadian politician - [Edward J. Flynn](/source/Edward_J._Flynn) (1891–1953), American politician - [Elizabeth Gurley Flynn](/source/Elizabeth_Gurley_Flynn) (1890–1964), political activist - [Gerald T. Flynn](/source/Gerald_T._Flynn) (1910–1990), U.S. representative from Wisconsin - [John Flynn (Irish politician)](/source/John_Flynn_(Irish_politician)) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry - [John Flynn (New Brunswick politician)](/source/John_Flynn_(New_Brunswick_politician)) (1954–2021), Canadian bank manager and politician - [John Gerrard Flynn](/source/John_Gerrard_Flynn) (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola - [Marty Flynn](/source/Marty_Flynn) (born 1975), American politician - [Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn](/source/Noriko_Sawada_Bridges_Flynn) (1923–2003), civil rights activist - [Pádraig Flynn](/source/P%C3%A1draig_Flynn) (born 1939), Irish politician between 1977 and 1999 - [Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician)](/source/Patrick_Flynn_(Canadian_politician)) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction - [Paul Flynn (British politician)](/source/Paul_Flynn_(British_politician)) (1935–2019), British Labour Party MP for Newport West - [Raymond Flynn](/source/Raymond_Flynn) (born 1939), former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts ### Science, medicine and academe - [Colin P. Flynn](/source/Colin_P._Flynn), professor at the University of Illinois - [Ida M. Flynn](/source/Ida_M._Flynn) (1942–2004), American computer scientist, textbook author, and professor - [James Flynn (academic)](/source/James_Flynn_(academic)) (1934–2020), intelligence researcher in New Zealand known for discovering the [Flynn effect](/source/Flynn_effect) - [John Flynn (minister)](/source/John_Flynn_(minister)) (1880–1951), Minister; founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - [Michael J. Flynn](/source/Michael_J._Flynn) (born 1934), American computer scientist and inventor of Flynn's taxonomy ### Sports - [Alex Flynn](/source/Alex_Flynn) (born 2003), American Paralympic rower - [Ann Marie Flynn](/source/Ann_Marie_Flynn) (1938–2021), American high jumper - [Brian Flynn (baseball)](/source/Brian_Flynn_(baseball)) (born 1990), American baseball player - [Brian Flynn (footballer)](/source/Brian_Flynn_(footballer)) (born 1955), Welsh footballer - [Brian Flynn (ice hockey)](/source/Brian_Flynn_(ice_hockey)) (born 1988), hockey player - [Charlie Flynn](/source/Charlie_Flynn) (born 1993), Scottish boxer - [Christopher Flynn](/source/Christopher_Flynn) (born 1987), Welsh footballer - [Daniel Flynn (cricketer)](/source/Daniel_Flynn_(cricketer)) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer - [Don Flynn](/source/Don_Flynn) (1934–2010), football player - [Doug Flynn](/source/Doug_Flynn) (born 1951), American baseball player - [Edward Flynn (boxer)](/source/Edward_Flynn_(boxer)) (1909–1976), American boxer, gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games - [Eddie Flynn](/source/Eddie_Flynn) (1919–2002), Irish soccer player - [Furlong Flynn](/source/Furlong_Flynn) (1901–1977), American football player and aviation pioneer - [George Flynn (baseball)](/source/George_Flynn_(baseball)) (1871–1901), American baseball player - [John Flynn (baseball)](/source/John_Flynn_(baseball)) (1883–1935), American baseball player - [John Flynn (footballer, born 1948)](/source/John_Flynn_(footballer,_born_1948)), English footballer - [John Flynn (rugby league)](/source/John_Flynn_(rugby_league)), English rugby player - [Jonny Flynn](/source/Jonny_Flynn) (born 1989), American basketball player - [JP Flynn](/source/JP_Flynn) (born 1993), American football player - [Lefty Satan Flynn](/source/Lefty_Satan_Flynn) (1917–?), British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder - [Malachi Flynn](/source/Malachi_Flynn) (born 1998), American basketball player - [Matt Flynn (American football)](/source/Matt_Flynn_(American_football)) (born 1985), American football player - [Michael Flynn (footballer)](/source/Michael_Flynn_(footballer)) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player - [Mike Flynn (American football)](/source/Mike_Flynn_(American_football)) (born 1974), American football player - [Mike Flynn (baseball)](/source/Mike_Flynn_(baseball)) (1872–1941), American baseball player - [Mike Flynn (basketball)](/source/Mike_Flynn_(basketball)) (born 1953), American basketball player - [Mike Flynn (footballer)](/source/Mike_Flynn_(footballer)) (born 1969), English footballer - [Patrick Flynn (athlete)](/source/Patrick_Flynn_(athlete)) (1894–1969), American Olympic medalist - [Patrick J. Flynn](/source/Patrick_J._Flynn), Irish race horse trainer - [Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer)](/source/Paul_Flynn_(Gaelic_footballer)) (born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer - [Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler)](/source/Paul_Flynn_(Waterford_hurler)) (born 1974), Irish hurler - [Ray Flynn (athlete)](/source/Ray_Flynn_(athlete)) (born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner - [Ryan Flynn (footballer)](/source/Ryan_Flynn_(footballer)) (born 1988), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer - [Ted Flynn](/source/Ted_Flynn) (1880–1965), Australian rules footballer - [Tom Flynn (American football)](/source/Tom_Flynn_(American_football)) (born 1962), NFL athlete - [Flynn Cameron](/source/Flynn_Cameron) (born 2000), New Zealand basketball player ### Writing - [Bess Flynn](/source/Bess_Flynn) (1886–1976), American actress and writer of radio soap operas - [Daniel J. Flynn](/source/Daniel_J._Flynn), American conservative writer - [Gillian Flynn](/source/Gillian_Flynn) (born 1971), American writer - [Greg Flynn](/source/Greg_Flynn), Australian novelist - [Ian Flynn](/source/Ian_Flynn) (born 1982), American comic book writer - [John T. Flynn](/source/John_T._Flynn) (1882–1964), American journalist and writer - [Kitty Flynn](/source/Kitty_Flynn) (1926–2025), Irish historian and author - [Michael Flynn (writer)](/source/Michael_Flynn_(writer)) (1947–2023), American science fiction writer - [Nick Flynn](/source/Nick_Flynn) (born 1960), poet and writer - [Tom Flynn (author)](/source/Tom_Flynn_(author)) (1955–2021), American writer and journalist - [Vince Flynn](/source/Vince_Flynn) (1966–2013), American writer ### Other - [Harry Joseph Flynn](/source/Harry_Joseph_Flynn) (1933–2019), American Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis - [John Flynn (director)](/source/John_Flynn_(director)) (1932–2007), American film director - [Michael Flynn](/source/Michael_Flynn) (born 1958), retired United States Army officer, 24th National Security Advisor of the United States - [Mike Flynn (radio host)](/source/Mike_Flynn_(radio_host)), American radio host ## Fictional characters - [Billy Flynn (*Chicago*)](/source/Billy_Flynn_(Chicago)), from the musical *Chicago* - Father Brendan Flynn, from the play *[Doubt](/source/Doubt:_A_Parable)* - Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, the main character in a series of detective novels by [Gregory Mcdonald](/source/Gregory_Mcdonald) - [Harry Flynn (character)](/source/Harry_Flynn_(character)), a villain in the video game *[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves](/source/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves)* - [Helen Flynn](/source/Helen_Flynn), from the TV series *[Spooks](/source/Spooks_(TV_series))* - [Kevin Flynn (character)](/source/Kevin_Flynn_(character)), a main character in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film *[Tron](/source/Tron)* - [Mickey Flynn](/source/Mickey_Flynn), in the novel *Homeward Bound* - [Phineas](/source/Phineas_Flynn), Linda, and [Candace Flynn](/source/Candace_Flynn), from the Disney Channel animated series *[Phineas and Ferb](/source/Phineas_and_Ferb)* - [Sam Flynn](/source/Sam_Flynn), in the 2010 film *[Tron: Legacy](/source/Tron:_Legacy)* - The Flynn family in the sitcom *[In with the Flynns](/source/In_with_the_Flynns)* - *[Flynn Rider](/source/Flynn_Rider),* in [Walt Disney Animation Studios](/source/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios)' animated film *[Tangled](/source/Tangled)*, short 2012 film *[Tangled Ever After](/source/Tangled_Ever_After)*, and the 2017 television series *[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure](/source/Rapunzel's_Tangled_Adventure)* ## See also - [Flinn (surname)](/source/Flinn_(surname)) - [Flyn](/source/Flyn) ## References 1. [https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mcflynn#:~:text=Mcflynn%20Family%20History-,Mcflynn%20Name%20Meaning,red(dish)%20ruddy](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mcflynn#:~:text=Mcflynn%20Family%20History-,Mcflynn%20Name%20Meaning,red(dish)%20ruddy)'. 1. ["McGlynn Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms"](https://www.houseofnames.com/mcglynn-family-crest). January 2000. 1. [John O'Donovan](/source/John_O'Donovan_(scholar)) (ed.) "The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe", in [Miscellany of the Celtic Society](https://archive.org/details/miscellanyofcelt00celt). Dublin. 1849. [alternative scan](https://archive.org/details/miscellanyofcelt00celtuoft) 1. Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). *Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland*. [Jefferson, North Carolina](/source/Jefferson,_North_Carolina), United States, and London: [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company). pp. 61–64. 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