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Lin

in Iowa

There are 140 people with the last name "Lin" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Lin 2,537
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  1. is 2,533rd most common Jay
  2. is 2,534th most common Kirschbaum
  3. is 2,535th most common Kyle
  4. is 2,536th most common Li
  5. is 2,537th most common Lin
  6. is 2,538th most common Mcmanus
  7. is 2,539th most common Mescher
  8. is 2,540th most common Mosier
  9. is 2,541st most common Oneil

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lin

Jian, Yan, Cheng, Wei, Chang, Ching, Danielle, Hsin, Hsiu, Hui

Meaning & History

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Lin

Chinese 林: from a word meaning ‘forest’. Bi Gan was a half-brother to Zhou Xin, the cruel and corrupt last king (1154–1123 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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