Flynt Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Behind the Flynt surname stands Flint, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. At root, the name means “Hard stone”. Flynt writes “y” in place of the “i” found in Flint, a common scribal difference. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Flindt.

In the 2010 US Census, 2,457 Americans gave Flynt as their last name (rank 12,597). That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

There is no single Flynt family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Flynt family name pack.