***We offer FREE ($0.00) Y37 DNA tests to new members with the surname Lehn or a variant thereof. Please email the group admin for further information.*** Join our Facebook page for more lively discussion of the Lehn surname: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1473016026700707/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT The surname "Lehn" has multiple potential origins and possesses a myriad of spelling variations. It is located in several distinct geographic regions, most notably in Germany, Austria, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Some potential origins of the surname: GERMAN— Derived from the Middle High German word "lehen," which can mean "fief" or "lease." The term is associated with land tenure, referring to someone who held land from a lord or authority figure in a feudal system. "Lehner" likely emerged to identify someone who was a tenant or landholder under this system, potentially with certain responsibilities or rights to the land. It might also denote someone who worked on or managed such a landholding. SCOTTISH— "Lynn" could be a topographic surname derived from the Scots word "linn," meaning a waterfall or a pool. IRISH— "Lynn" is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname "Ó Fhloinn" (commonly anglicized as Flynn), derived from the word "flann," meaning "red" or "ruddy." It could have potentially indicated someone with reddish hair or complexion. Alternatively, it may be derived from the Gaelic word "lean," meaning "pool" or "lake," again indicating a geographic connection, similar to the Scottish surname Linn. ENGLAND— "Lynn" might refer to someone from a place called Lynn, such as King's Lynn in Norfolk. In this case, the name "Lynn" derives from the Old English word "lean," meaning a lake or a pool. CONCLUSION Thus, it is likely that those possessing a Germanic variation of Lehn(er)(en) come from feudal/farming origins, while those with the Celtic variations may have lived near a body of water. As more people test Big Y-700, the story of the surname will gradually come to light.