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Lin

in Rhode Island

There are 78 people with the last name "Lin" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Lin 1,811
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  1. is 1,807th most common Gouin
  2. is 1,808th most common Kavanagh
  3. is 1,809th most common Larivee
  4. is 1,810th most common Li
  5. is 1,811th most common Lin
  6. is 1,812th most common Maclean
  7. is 1,813th most common Mariano
  8. is 1,814th most common Meunier
  9. is 1,815th most common Millard

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lin

Cheng, Jingsu, Sheena, Sonia, Wendy, Guang, James, Jian, Miao, Xu

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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