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

Early Origins of the Clyne family

The surname Clyne 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 Clyne family

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Clyne Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Clyne family

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Clyne Ranking

In the United States, the name Clyne is the 16,594^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Clyne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clyne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Catharina Clyne, aged 10, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Dorothea Clyne, aged 8, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Eliz Clyne, aged 11, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Elizabeth Clyne, aged 42, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
Juliana Clyne, aged 13, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Clyne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Clyne, who arrived in New York in 1834

Clyne Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

A G Clyne, who landed in Arkansas in 1905 2

Clyne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clyne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mrs. Mary Clyne, "Cline" D. U.E. who settled in Carleton Island, Saint Lawrence River, Ontario [New York] c. 1779, then moved to Kingston in 1783 in 1784 received a land grant in Leeds Township, Ontario daughter of Elizabeth Clyne, married to John Gottlieb Loede in 1784 3
Mr. Michael Clyne, "Cline" U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3

Clyne Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Daniel Clyne, who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Naomi" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 4
Mr. John Clyne, aged 2 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Odessa" departing from the port of Dublin, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 4
Mrs. Mary Clyne, aged 55 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "George" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 4
Mr. Onny Clyne, aged 15 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Yeoman" but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 4
Mr. Owen Clyne, aged 61 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Naomi" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 4
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Clyne migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Clyne Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Alexander Clyne, aged 25, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" 5
Alexander Clyne, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" in 1849 5
Elizabeth Clyne, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Reliance" 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Clyne (post 1700) +

Roger Meade Clyne (b. 1968), American lead singer for "Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers"
William D. Clyne Jr., American Republican politician, Republican Candidate for Michigan State Senate 11th District, 1958, 1962 (primary) 7
Wayne W. Clyne, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960; Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from St. Clair District, 1960 7
John T. Clyne (b. 1857), American Republican politician, Postmaster at Joliet, Illinois, 1903-15; Banker 7
Howard J. Clyne, American politician, Candidate for Circuit Judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1956, 1966 (primary) 7
Dennis M. Clyne (b. 1876), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State Senate 11th District, 1919-20 7
Charles F. Clyne (b. 1877), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Illinois State House of Representatives, 1913-14; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1914-22 7
Charles F. Clyne, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1903 7
Mr. Arthur James Harington Clyne M.V.O., British Sergeant for Metropolitan Police was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order on 17th June 2017, for services to Royalty Protection
Jeffrey Ovid "Jeff" Clyne (b. 1937), British jazz player
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 19)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HARRY LORREQUER 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849HarryLorrequer.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) RELIANCE 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Reliance.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html