Lyness

== English == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Lyness A village in Walls and Flotta parish, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND305942). === Etymology 2 === Probably a variant spelling of Lines. ==== Proper noun ==== Lyness (plural Lynesses) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Lyness is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Lyness is most common among White (95.21%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lyness”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.