Lin

in Illinois

There are 1,436 people with the last name "Lin" in Illinois.

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Lin 672
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  5. is 672nd most common Lin
  6. is 673rd most common Winter
  7. is 674th most common Levy
  8. is 675th most common Mcclain
  9. is 676th most common Huffman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lin

David, Ming, Mei, Jian, John, Michael, Feng, Ling, Wen, Yi



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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