Lynge Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

If your family name is Lynge, its origin lies with Lyng, an English surname. At root, the name means “Someone who came from Lyng (hill)”.

Lynge coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Lyng surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

A variant of Lyng

The extra “e” in Lynge is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Longe and Lange. Get the complete Lynge report, with a museum-style coat of arms.