Lineker Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Lineker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Linacre,' a township in the parish of Walton on-thc-hill, Lancashire. One of many local terms with -acre as suffix; compare Stirzaker, Whittaker.

Peter de Linacre, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Lineker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2991:186,34816,642
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States651:5,576,291276,051
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Australia311:870,82953,581
Wales111:281,32115,850
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Líneker (2) are calculated separately.

Lineker (1,281) may also be a first name.

Lineker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Linacre,' a township in the parish of Walton on-thc-hill, Lancashire. One of many local terms with -acre as suffix; compare Stirzaker, Whittaker.

Peter de Linacre, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Mabilia de Linacre, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1573- Robert Pepper and Agnes Lynecar: Marriage Lic. (London).

Thomas Linaker, of Chester, 1602: Wills at Chester.

Robert Linaker, of Great Meols, 1613: ibid.

John Lynacre, of Stourton, parish of Bebbington, 1614: ibid.

Elizabeth Johnson, of Linacre, widow, 1616: ibid.

1809. Married — Michael Edward Jacob and Catherine Liniker: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Linacre, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from Anglo-Saxon linece, a linnet. Ferguson. I should prefer Linacre, a township in Lancashire, as its source.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lineker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lineker Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lineker (Arabic: لينكر, Russian: Линекер) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Líneker. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lineker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lineker is the 560,645th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. Lineker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Lineker live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Lineker is also the 220,239th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,281 people.

Lineker is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 186,348. In England Lineker is mostly found in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent live and Derbyshire, where 13 percent live. Outside of England Lineker occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Lineker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lineker has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lineker last name grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lineker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lineker surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lineker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.05% less than the national average, earning R 151,968 per year; in United States they earn 22.75% more than the national average, earning $52,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lineker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lineker in the Russian language
Линекерlineker-
Lineker in the Arabic language
لينكرlynkr-

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