Linck Surname
Approximately 6,412 people bear this surname
Linck Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lincoln,' the cathedral city of the shire of that name. The surname has ramified strongly in the United States.
Robert de Linccolne, Nottinghamshire, 1279. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Linccolne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,145 | 1:99,802 | 3,752 |
| United States | 1,620 | 1:223,740 | 21,657 |
| France | 1,040 | 1:63,868 | 8,746 |
| Germany | 912 | 1:88,274 | 11,126 |
| Netherlands | 107 | 1:157,824 | 23,373 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Denmark | 85 | 1:66,408 | 6,662 |
| Uruguay | 62 | 1:55,351 | 6,057 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Panama | 34 | 1:115,066 | 4,183 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Honduras | 21 | 1:419,831 | 3,124 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 382 | 1:131,463 | 12,590 |
Linck (34) may also be a first name.
Linck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lincoln,' the cathedral city of the shire of that name. The surname has ramified strongly in the United States.
Robert de Linccolne, Nottinghamshire, 1279. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Linccolne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh de Lyncoln, fiscatar, 3 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Daniel de Lyncoln, 1324. Writs of Parliament.
Adam de Lincoln, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William Lincoln, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.
1753. Sibella Lincon, carried to be buried at Epping, Essex: St. Dionis Backchurch.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atte ling,' a variant; v. Ling. Way in his note to lynge in the Promptorium Parvulorum (p. 305) quotes, 'In Wilteshire near Shaftesbery is an heth that growth ful of that (Junipere femel) and of lynk, and the lynk is heyere than that,' &c. Nevertheless, this surname may be a variant of Lynch, which see.
1594. William Lincke (or Linke), Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1781. Married — Charles Howse and Mary Link: St. George, Hanover Square.
The city.
Local. From Lincoln in England. The name is derived from Lin in the Gaelic, Welsh, and Cornish-British, which signifies a pool, pond, or lake, and coln, the ridge or neck of a hill, so called from its situation, as it occupies the top and side of a steep hill on the river Witham, which here divides into three streams.
Same as Linch, which see.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is found among German immigrants to Brazil. It is probably from the Middle High German word, linc, which means 'left-handed' or 'weird', since left-handed people were not seen as normal in old times.
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Linck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linck Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linck is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linck? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 76,427th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,136,548 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Linck are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Luso-South America. Linck is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 34 people.
The surname Linck is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,145 people, or 1 in 99,802. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 77 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 8 percent are found and Paraná, where 6 percent are found. Besides Brazil Linck exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.
Linck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Linck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linck last name rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Linck Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Linck are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Linck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $46,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $50,962 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincke | 91 | 1,197 | / |
| Linckh | 91 | 74 | / |
| Linckx | 91 | 5 | / |
| Lienck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Glinck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Llinck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Link | 89 | 82,365 | / |
| Linc | 89 | 356 | / |
| Lnck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Linke | 80 | 39,472 | / |
| Lingk | 80 | 800 | / |
| Linkh | 80 | 424 | / |
| Lenck | 80 | 324 | / |
| Lynck | 80 | 23 | / |
| Lionk | 80 | 15 | / |
| Lienk | 80 | 12 | / |
| Linkk | 80 | 8 | / |
| Glinc | 80 | 3 | / |
| Llink | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lincx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lisnk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlinc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luink | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lncke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Geelinck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lnc | 75 | 56 | / |
| Lnk | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lencke | 73 | 107 | / |
| Lingke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Linksz | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lyncke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lencks | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lingch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hlinke | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Link | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linkqe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lingkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llinke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehnck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lyncks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ling | 67 | 1,263,722 | / |
| Lenk | 67 | 13,330 | / |
| Linkova | 67 | 7,378 | / |
| Lynk | 67 | 1,493 | / |
| Lenc | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Linková | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| Linx | 67 | 174 | / |
| Lincová | 67 | 149 | / |
| Lingsch | 67 | 144 | / |
| Geelink | 67 | 116 | / |
| Länk | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lync | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lincova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Linksch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lnke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Linkowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lnkx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlnc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lncp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lncs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnkk | 67 | 1 | / |
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