Lincoln Surname
Approximately 39,734 people bear this surname
Lincoln 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.
Read More About This SurnameLincoln Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,372 | 1:16,201 | 2,053 |
| England | 4,744 | 1:11,745 | 1,732 |
| Australia | 2,627 | 1:10,276 | 1,525 |
| Bangladesh | 2,163 | 1:73,674 | 3,528 |
| Ghana | 1,732 | 1:15,601 | 2,007 |
| Liberia | 1,269 | 1:3,474 | 447 |
| South Africa | 568 | 1:95,383 | 11,645 |
| Canada | 550 | 1:66,992 | 7,734 |
| New Zealand | 525 | 1:8,625 | 1,490 |
| Mauritius | 457 | 1:2,830 | 488 |
| Brazil | 355 | 1:603,026 | 22,494 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 168 | 1:8,119 | 1,176 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Philippines | 110 | 1:920,347 | 82,471 |
| Scotland | 110 | 1:48,671 | 4,249 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:28,653 | 2,938 |
| Thailand | 101 | 1:699,390 | 116,161 |
| Ireland | 99 | 1:47,565 | 3,501 |
| Singapore | 81 | 1:67,996 | 2,745 |
| Sweden | 75 | 1:131,290 | 9,286 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Jamaica | 59 | 1:48,643 | 2,881 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Malaysia | 49 | 1:601,923 | 29,168 |
| China | 42 | 1:32,555,275 | 1,726 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Nicaragua | 31 | 1:194,229 | 2,495 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Kenya | 25 | 1:1,847,196 | 36,049 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Marshall Islands | 14 | 1:3,702 | 761 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Guyana | 8 | 1:95,278 | 6,792 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,239 | 1:10,887 | 1,668 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,407 | 1:7,838 | 1,001 |
The alternate forms: Líncoln (1) are calculated separately.
Lincoln (57,545) may also be a first name.
Lincoln 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.
(Celtic + Latin) belonging to Lincoln, the Middle English Linc(c)olne, &c., Anglo-Saxon Lincolne, Lindcylene, Lindcylne, &c., the Lindocolina of Bæda (‘Hist. Eccl.’ ii. xvi.), the Roman Lindum (Colonia)—Ptolemy’s Lindon (Λίνδον) [Lind- apparently represents the early form of Welsh llyn = Gaelic and Irish linn (Early Irish lind), a pool; -coln(e being the descendant of Latin Colonia, the (Roman) ‘Colony,’ as Köln (French Cologne) is of Colonia (Agrippina]
(English) One who came from Lincoln (lake colony), in Lincolnshire.
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.
Alured de Lincoln came from Normandy with the Conqueror. He witnessed a charter in Normandy 1080 (Gall. Christ. xi. 23), and 1086 held a great barony in Lincoln and Bedford. In 1130 Robert de L. occurs (Rot. Pip.), and 1165 Alured de L. held a barony of thirty fees. There were various collateral branches, from one of which probably descended Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
Lincoln Demographics
Lincoln Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lincoln Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lincoln Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lincoln (Marathi: लीनकॉन) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Líncoln. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lincoln? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,028th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 183,408 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lincoln live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 16,404th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 57,545 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 22,372 people, or 1 in 16,201. In The United States Lincoln is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Lincoln is found in 123 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Lincoln Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lincoln has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lincoln last name rose 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,571 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 354 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lincoln Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lincoln last name is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lincoln surname are 4.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Lincoln earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning 276,680 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.45% more than the national average, earning R 288,600 per year; in United States they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $43,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $49,696 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Líncoln | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lincolne | 93 | 67 | / |
| Lincolin | 93 | 38 | / |
| Lincolhn | 93 | 9 | / |
| Lincolnn | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lincolen | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lincolyn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lincolnh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Linckoln | 93 | 1 | / |
| Linccoln | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lingcoln | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lincohln | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lincholn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Linncoln | 93 | 0 | / |
| L'Lincoln | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lincoilin | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lincholen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Linkoln | 86 | 427 | / |
| Lyncoln | 86 | 16 | / |
| Linsoln | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lencoln | 86 | 2 | / |
| Limcoln | 86 | 1 | / |
| Linxoln | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lyngcoln | 80 | 97 | / |
| Linkolin | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lyncolnn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Linquelen | 63 | 12 | / |
| Linkelienė | 59 | 1 | / |
| Limchalem | 50 | 2 | / |
Lincoln Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln in the Marathi language | ||
| लीनकॉन | linakona | - |
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