Line Surname
Approximately 13,281 people bear this surname
Line Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lane'(I), from residence therein. Probably one of the many dialectic forms of the word lane.
Thomas in ye Lyen, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus in ye Lyne, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,454 | 1:66,457 | 7,753 |
| England | 2,075 | 1:26,852 | 3,657 |
| Egypt | 1,830 | 1:50,238 | 4,917 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| France | 277 | 1:239,793 | 37,155 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Australia | 243 | 1:111,093 | 12,380 |
| Indonesia | 201 | 1:657,956 | 51,506 |
| Norway | 195 | 1:26,371 | 3,581 |
| India | 171 | 1:4,485,762 | 116,822 |
| Haiti | 163 | 1:65,545 | 3,650 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Brazil | 107 | 1:2,000,695 | 63,541 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Latvia | 80 | 1:25,626 | 3,910 |
| Philippines | 76 | 1:1,332,082 | 99,105 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 1:556,495 | 27,316 |
| Pakistan | 51 | 1:3,502,821 | 26,594 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,408 | 1:17,312 | 2,515 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 952 | 1:52,751 | 5,952 |
The alternate forms: Liné (33), Linê (1) & Līne (1) are calculated separately.
Line (58,273) may also be a first name.
Line Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lane'(I), from residence therein. Probably one of the many dialectic forms of the word lane.
Thomas in ye Lyen, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus in ye Lyne, 1379: ibid.
Johannes del Lyen, 1379: ibid.
1582. Buried — William Lyne, sonne of John Lyne; he dyed of ye plague, yers 29: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1606. Richard Lyne, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
From the old manor of the same name in Peeblesshire. David de Lyne son of Robert de Lyne, granted to Neubode "totam peteram de locqueruard que vocatur Wluesstrother," c. 1165—1214, a grant increased by his son Robert within the same period (Neubotle, 13, 14). Robert de Scrogges having lost his life in the service of this David, his son received a grant of the lands of Scrogges c. 1208 (REG., p. 73). About the year 1208 Robert of Line, son of David, had a dispute with Gregory, the parson of Stobehe (Stobo), regarding the chapel of Line (ibid., p. 72). The family appears to have ended in an heiress late in the thirteenth century who carried the lands to the Hays of Yester, as at about the same period there is mention of Robert filius David quondam dominus de Lochuerwerd (Neubotle, 16).
LYNE, Lynn: The family of Lin or Lynn of that Ilk in the parish of Dairy, Ayrshire, took their name from the cascade on the Water of Caaf, near which stood the ancient castle of Lin (Paterson, III, p. 184). The family is now extinct. Another family of the same name possessed the property of Larg in the parish of Inch, Wigtownshire, in the seventeenth century, and M'Kerlie (I, p. 166) thinks they were a branch of Lynes or Lynns of that Ilk. William Lyne was juror on inquisition held by sheriff of Lanark, 1263 (Bain, I, 2677). Wautier de Lynne of Ayrshire rendered homage, 1296, and in same year was juror on inquest on lands of Lady Elena la Zuche in Conyngham (Bain, II, p. 206,216). Andrew Linn of that Ilk gave sasine of the lands of Highlees to the laird of Hunterston, 1452, Jhone of Leyn witnessed execution of a summons, 1495 (Dobie-Pont, p. 353), and Elizabeth alias Bessie Lyn was heiress of David Lyn, shoemaker of Eister Brigend, Kilwinning, 1628 (Retours, Ayr, 254)
(2) Another old family of the name of Lyne or Len long resided in Perth. Johannes filius Lene and Ricardus de Lenna are witnesses there in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 55). Martin de Lene witnessed a charter by William filius hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63). William de Len or Lyn who held a land there in 1246 is again referred to in 1258 as William de Lenn (Scon, p. 50, 72). Johannes de Lena witnessed a gift to the church of Glasgow c. 1260, and as Johannes de Lenna appears as charter witness in 1267 (REG., p. 177,181). Simon de Lenna, Ceciha his wife, and John his son and heir occur in Drummond charters, and John de Lenna did homage in 1291 (Inchaffray, p. 283). Adam de Lyn in 1343 rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the provost of Perth at Dundee (ER., I, p. 523). Thomas of Lyne was burgess of Perth in 1421, and Malcolm of Lyn witnessed a charter by Malcolm of Crombeth in Strathearn, 1428 (Athole, p. 706). Philip de Lyn held land in Arnbroath, 1438 (RAA., II, 84), Patrick Lin or de Lyn was burgess of Edinburgh, 1468 (Neubotle, 301,302), James Lyne was prebendary of Abirlade, 1524 (RAA., II, 583), and John Line was trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1656 (ROA., I, p. 233). James Line, fermourer in Kirknewtoune, 1680 (Edin. App.), James Len, late deacon of the Hammermen of Edinburgh, 1720 (Guildry, p. 123).
(English) Dweller by a Line- or Lime- Tree [Middle English line, lyne (for linde, lynde), Old English lind, a lime-tree] Now tell me thy name, good fellowe, sayd he, Under the leaves of lyne.—Robin Hoode and Guye of Gisborne, 133-4.
A parish in Peebles-shire; an estate near Newdigate, co. Surrey; and rivers in cos. Peebles, Devon, and Fife.
From Luynes; a location name in Normandy.
Line: are from Luynes in Indre-et-Loire.
The Lynes have been connected for more that 200 years with Liskeard. One of the family was rector of Liskeard last century, and the Lynes, father and son, were at that time masters of the school in the town. Philip Lyne, LL. D., was in the Commission of the Peace for the county in 1803 (A. and P.).
User-submitted Reference
A Scottish surname, mostly found in the south west. It means 'waterfall'. Many Lindes emmigrated to South Africa and Ireland.
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Line Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Line Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Line (Arabic: لاين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ, Hindi: लीन, Marathi: लीना) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Liné, Linê or Līne. For other possible spellings of Line click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Line? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 39,526th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 548,720 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Line are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 16,243rd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 58,273 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5,454 people, or 1 in 66,457. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Line exists in 132 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 14 percent reside.
Line Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Line has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Line surname grew 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Line Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Line surname is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Line surname are 15.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Line earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.42% more than the national average, earning 454,833 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.41% more than the national average, earning R 314,652 per year and in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,071 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Line Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Line in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻦ | allyn | - |
| Line in the Marathi language | ||
| लीना | lina | 66.67 |
| लीने | line | 33.33 |
| Line in the Hindi language | ||
| लीन | lina | 50 |
| लाइन | la'ina | 25 |
| लिन | lina | 25 |
| Line in the Arabic language | ||
| لاين | layn | - |
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