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Lin

in Virginia

There are 844 people with the last name "Lin" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Lin 940
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  1. is 936th most common Calhoun
  2. is 937th most common Petty
  3. is 938th most common Pryor
  4. is 939th most common Eanes
  5. is 940th most common Lin
  6. is 941st most common Altizer
  7. is 942nd most common Van
  8. is 943rd most common Moreno
  9. is 944th most common Richmond

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lin

Chang, Hui, Yi, Mei, Cheng, David, Jin, Li, Yu, Ching

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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