Lin

in California

There are 13,992 people with the last name "Lin" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Lin 125
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  1. is 121st most common Cook
  2. is 122nd most common Rios
  3. is 123rd most common Carrillo
  4. is 124th most common Bell
  5. is 125th most common Lin
  6. is 126th most common Morgan
  7. is 127th most common Ross
  8. is 128th most common Cooper
  9. is 129th most common Kelly

Similar Names and Nicknames

Lam, Lim, Lum, Lan, Lyn, Lem, Len, Lun, Lon, Lom

Most Common First Names for Lin

Yu, James, David, John, Michael, Yi, Mei



Meaning & History

Lin

Chinese 林: from a word meaning ‘forest’. Bi Gan was a half-brother to Zhou Xin, the cruel and corrupt last king (11541123 BC) of the Shang dynasty. Bi Gan criticized his half-brother's excesses, and for this he had his belly ripped open and his heart cut out. His wife fled to Chang Forest, where she gave birth to a son. When Zhou Xin was toppled by the new Zhou dynasty, the new Zhou ruler granted the son some land together with the name Lin.

Chinese 连: variant of Lian 1.

Scottish and English: perhaps a variant of Lynn.

Dutch: probably a variant of Lyn.


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