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Lin

in New York

There are 6,658 people with the last name "Lin" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Lin 125
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  1. is 121st most common Jimenez
  2. is 122nd most common Cole
  3. is 123rd most common Watson
  4. is 124th most common Palmer
  5. is 125th most common Lin
  6. is 126th most common Greene
  7. is 127th most common Alexander
  8. is 128th most common Weiss
  9. is 129th most common Fox

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lin

Jian, Yu, Mei, Yi, Xiu, Jin, Li, Wei, Yan, Wen

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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