Lin

in the US

There are 41,377 people with the last name "Lin" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Lin 601
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  1. is 597th most common Marks
  2. is 598th most common Walter
  3. is 599th most common Dickerson
  4. is 600th most common Harrell
  5. is 601st most common Lin
  6. is 602nd most common Singleton
  7. is 603rd most common Parrish
  8. is 604th most common Boyer
  9. is 605th most common Glenn

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lin

Yu, Jian, Yi, Mei, Wei, Wen, David, Li, Hui, Ying



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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