''Hynes'' is a surname, many examples of which originate as the anglicisation the
Irish name ''Ó hEidhin''.
Etymology
According to the ''
Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', the modern name ''Hynes'' and its variants derive from two quite different medieval names.
# The Irish ''Ó hEidhin'', which means 'descendant of Eidhin'. The dictionary adds that ''Eidhin'' itself is 'a personal name of uncertain origin. It may be a derivative of ''eidhean'' "ivy", or it may represent an altered form of the place-name ''Aidhne''’ and that 'the principal family of this name is descended from
Guaire of Aidhne, King of Connacht. From the 7th century for over a thousand years they were chiefs of a territory in east County Galway. There appears to have been another branch of the family located in east County Limerick'.
# The
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...
name ''
Hine'' (with the addition of the
genitive
In grammar, the genitive case ( abbreviated ) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can ...
''-s'' case ending, implying that the name-bearer was the child of a father called ''Hine'', or addition of ''-s'' on the analogy of such names). This occupational name derives from
Old English
Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...
''hīne'' ('household servant, farm labourer'), but in the Middle English period could also mean 'farm manager' and also be used of high-status people serving in a lordly household.
Distribution
Around 2011, there were 3320 bearers of the surname ''Hynes'' in Great Britain and 3605 in Ireland. In 1881, there were 717 bearers of the name in Great Britain, with higher frequencies in the north of England, especially Lancashire; Devon and Cornwall; and also central Scotland, especially Lanarkshire.
Irish clan
According to historians C. Thomas Cairney and
John O'Hart
John O'Hart (; 1824–1902) was an Irish historian and genealogist. He is noted for his work on ancient Irish lineage.
He was born in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland. A committed Roman Catholic and Irish nationalist, O'Hart had originally pl ...
, the O'Hynes clan were a chiefly family of the
Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne (also known as Hy Fiachrach) was a kingdom located in what is now the south of County Galway.
Legendary origins and geography
Originally known as Aidhne, it was said to have been settled by the mythical Fir Bolg. Dubhalta ...
who were the southern branch of the
Uí Fiachrach
The Uí Fiachrach () were a royal dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the ''coicead'' or ''fifth'' of Connacht (a western province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. They claimed descen ...
. Cairney states that the Uí Fiachrach were in turn a tribe of the
Gaels
The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celts, Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Goidelic languages, Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising ...
, the fourth and final wave of Celtic settlement in Ireland which took place during the first century
BC. Their seat was at
Dunguaire Castle,
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
.
People
Notable people with surname include:
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Eidhean mac Cléireach, fl. 800, ancestor of the Ó hEidhin/Hynes family of south County Galway
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Andrew Hynes
Andrew Hynes (February 28, 1750 – September 1800) was the founder of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, which town was named for his wife, Elizabeth Warford Hynes. The son of William and Hannah Hynes, Andrew was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, and died in B ...
(1750–1800), founder of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
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Charles J. Hynes (1935–2019), American lawyer and politician, District Attorney of Kings County, New York (1990–2013)
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Daniel Hynes (born 1968), Comptroller of the State of Illinois
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Dev Hynes (born 1985), musician known under the moniker Blood Orange, former member of the band Test Icicles
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Garry Hynes (born 1953), award-winning Irish theatre director
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Jessica Hynes
Jessica Hynes (''née'' Stevenson) is a British actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in ''The Royle Family'' (1998–2010), Siobhan Sharpe in ''Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and ''W1A'' (2014–2 ...
(born 1972), English actress and writer, most renowned as one of the stars of the UK sitcom ''Spaced''
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James Hynes (born 1955), contemporary American novelist
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John Hynes (politician) (1897–1970), Massachusetts politician, mayor of Boston 1950–1960
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Jon Hynes, American classical concert pianist
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Laurence Hynes Halloran
Laurence Hynes Halloran (29 December 1765 in Ireland, 1765 – 8 March 1831) was a poet, unordained clergyman and felon who became a pioneer schoolteacher, journalist, and Bigamy, bigamist in Australia, founder of the Sydney Grammar School, Syd ...
(1765–1831), pioneer schoolteacher and journalist in Australia
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Marc Hynes (born 1978), British race car driver
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Martin Hynes
Martin Hynes is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and film producer.
Life and career
Hynes was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and has a bachelor's degree in history from Columbia University.
Hynes wrote and directed ''The Go ...
, American screenwriter, director, actor and producer of independent films
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Mary Hynes (broadcaster), Canadian radio and television broadcaster
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Patricia Hynes
Patricia M. Hynes is an American trial lawyer serving the law firm Allen & Overy. She also served as former President of the New York City Bar Association.
Education and career
Patricia M. Hynes attended Queens College and received her Juri ...
, American attorney
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Peter Hynes (footballer) (born 1983), Irish footballer
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Peter Hynes (rugby union) (born 1982), Australian rugby union player
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Red Hynes (1897–1952), American municipal police officer and strikebreaker
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Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition " Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41 ...
, Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland
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Samuel Hynes
Samuel Lynn Hynes (August 29, 1924 – October 9, 2019) was an American author. He won a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for ''The Soldiers' Tale'' in 1998.
Biography
Hynes was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Minnesota and C ...
(1924–2019), American historian and writer
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Syd Hynes (1944–2024), English rugby league player and coach
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Thomas Hynes (disambiguation)
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Tyler Hynes
Tyler Hynes is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Hynes was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up on a ranch outside Ottawa. He began acting professionally at the age of eight.
Career
Hynes got his professional start at the age of eight during a 7 ...
(born 1986), Canadian actor
Fictional characters
*Joe Hynes, character in James Joyce's novel ''
Ulysses''
*Duke of Rudling's animal-trainer Hynes, from
Lassie Come-Home
''Lassie Come-Home'' is a novel written by Eric Knight about a rough collie's trek over many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. Knight had introduced the reading public to the canine character of Lassie in a magazine story published o ...
Places
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Hynes, California now part of Paramount, California
See also
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Hynes Convention Center
The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center is a convention center located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1988 from a design by architects Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood. It replaced the John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, als ...
, a exhibition center in Boston's Back Bay
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Hynes Convention Center (MBTA station)
Hynes Convention Center station is an underground light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line (MBTA), Green Line. It is located at the intersection of Newbury Street and Massachusetts Avenue (Boston), ...
, the MBTA stop at Convention Center
*Hyness, a character in
Kirby Star Allies
''Kirby Star Allies'' is a 2018 Action game, action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth mainline installment in the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series; the player controls ...
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Hynes Athletic Center, a 2,611-seat multi-purpose arena in New Rochelle, New York
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Hines (disambiguation)
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Hein, a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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Heini, a given name and a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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Heyne, a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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Heine
Heine is both a surname and a given name of German origin. People with that name include:
People with the surname
* Albert Heine (1867–1949), German actor
* Alice Heine (1858–1925), American-born princess of Monaco
* Armand Heine (1818–1883) ...
, a surname
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Heines, a surname
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Hines (name), a name
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Heinie (disambiguation)
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Irish clans
Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century. A clan (or in Irish, plural ) included the chief and his Patrilineality, patrilineal ...
References
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Surnames
English-language surnames
Anglicised Irish-language surnames
Surnames of Irish origin
Surnames of British Isles origin