Linen Surname
Approximately 916 people bear this surname
Linen Surname Definition:
Thomas Linning is recorded in Blaikwood, parish of Lesmahago, 1623 (Lanark CR.), Thomas Lining, parish minister of Lesmahagr, died 1733, and George Linin was appointed clerk to the Baron Court of Stitchill, 1749 (Stitchill, p. 199). James Linen published his Poetical and prose writings in 1865, and James Alexander Linen, born in the United States (1840) of Scottish descent, has written largely on finance.
Read More About This SurnameLinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 765 | 1:473,803 | 40,248 |
| China | 52 | 1:26,294,646 | 1,434 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:308,090 | 24,322 |
The alternate forms: Linén (1) are calculated separately.
Linen (490) may also be a first name.
Linen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Thomas Linning is recorded in Blaikwood, parish of Lesmahago, 1623 (Lanark CR.), Thomas Lining, parish minister of Lesmahagr, died 1733, and George Linin was appointed clerk to the Baron Court of Stitchill, 1749 (Stitchill, p. 199). James Linen published his Poetical and prose writings in 1865, and James Alexander Linen, born in the United States (1840) of Scottish descent, has written largely on finance.
Linen Demographics
Average Linen Salary in
United States
$37,352 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Linen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linen (Arabic: ينن) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Linén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Linen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 387,397th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. Linen is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Linen are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Linen is also the 383,918th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 490 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 765 people, or 1 in 473,803. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 28 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in China, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Linen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Linen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linen surname rose 469 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Linen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Linen last name are 0.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Linen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.87% less than the national average, earning R 64,476 per year and in United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,352 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Linen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linen in the Arabic language | ||
| ينن | ynn | - |
| لينن | lynn | - |
| كتان | ktan | - |
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