Clynne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Clynne

What does the name Clynne mean?

The surname Clynne comes from the Irish Mac Giolla Chlaoin, anglicized early on as MacGilleclyne.

Early Origins of the Clynne family

The surname Clynne was first found in Counties Roscommon and Longford (Irish: An Longfort) traditionally known as Annaly or Teffia, and situated in the Irish Midlands, in Northwest Leinster, where it appears in the Tudor Fiants of the 16th century. The area around Ballykilcline, in the part of Roscommon between Longford and Mayo, was the homeland of the sept.

Early History of the Clynne family

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Clynne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kilcline, Mac Kilcline, Cline, Clyne, Clynne, Clines, Clynes and many more.

Early Notables of the Clynne family

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Migration of the Clynne family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Kilcloyne, who immigrated to St. John, New Brunswick between 1833 and 1838; John Clyne, who arrived in New York in 1834; Thomas Cloynes, who was naturalized in Indiana between 1836 and 1839.