as a Last Name
- 7,083
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ling
Meaning & Origins
English (mainly East Anglia): habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.
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Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,083
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Ling per capita
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